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From VOA Turkish: Analysts say Turkey is the biggest winner, Russia and Iran are the biggest losers in Syria


People shoot in the air as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
People shoot in the air as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

The civil war in Syria, which began in 2011, gained a new dimension with the overthrow of the Assad regime. After armed rebel groups let by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) entered Damascus, Assad left Syria. Russian state media reported that Assad and his family arrived in Moscow. Military sources and experts in France who assessed the developments for VOA Turkish agreed that the biggest winner in the latest developments is Turkey, “while the biggest losers are Iran and Russia.”

However, they said the way negotiations between HTS and Turkey proceed, especially on the Kurdish issue, will be decisive.

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