Exiled Syrian residents, activists, and analysts tell Haaretz about the threat posed by the rebel group that has advanced across Syria as Assad’s regime crumbles
From his home in France, Omar al-Khatib, a former resident of the city of Daraa in southern Syria and an opponent of Bashar Assad’s regime, is tensely following the developments in his homeland. “I don’t understand why the majority is surprised or is asking about the timing of the rebel invasion in Syria,” he told Haaretz.