Author: Kyle Orton
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U.K. Islamists Welcome Assad’s Fall, Fear ‘Zionist’ Influence
Syrians celebrate the ascendancy of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The organization is led by Ahmad al-Shara, a former emir of the Islamic State (ISIS). (Berit Kessler/Shutterstock) Rebels ousted Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, after nearly 14 years of civil war during which the Assad regime, among other atrocities, bombed cities, deployed chemical…