Forget the risk of Syria turning into an Islamist emirate. The country’s de facto ruler and former al-Qaeda operative Ahmad Sharaa on Wednesday proclaimed himself “transitional president,” with his X account simply dropping the word “transitional” and referring to him as “president of the Syrian Arab Republic.” But who died and made Sharaa king? The answer is […]
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