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Will Russia tip the scales for Syria's Assad again?

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Lisa Ellis
December 4, 2024

In 2015, Russia saved the regime of Bashar Assad by intervening militarily in the Syrian war. Russia's war in Ukraine may prevent it from making such a commitment this time.

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