The rehabilitation of Assad? Syria’s efforts to put an end to regional isolation
07 April 2023 |
10:49 am
Is Bashar al-Assad's isolation on the world stage coming to an end? The Syrian dictator has been shunned by the international community since 2011, when his regime brutally crushed anti-government protests, triggering the civil war in Syria. But in recent months, a growing number of countries have been coordinating with Assad's government.
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