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Syrians have big plans for life after Assad. But their neighbours might have other ideas

Syrians have big plans for life after Assad. But their neighbours might have other ideas

Syrians seeking to chart their own political course, free from outside interference, following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad may be thwarted by the geopolitical ambitions of their neighbours, who already have a foothold in the country, experts say."We all want this to be a moment of liberation and self-determination," for the Syrians, said Mostafa Minawi, an associate professor of history at Cornell […]

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