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Bashar al-Assad faces risk of being Israel's next target

Taken hostage by his Iranian sponsor, the Syrian president fears being drawn into the war or his regime will be overthrown.

Bashar al-Assad faces risk of being Israel's next target

Portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on March 26, 2024. (Credit: Louai Beshara/AFP)

While not new, strikes attributed to Israel in Syria have become increasingly frequent since the start of the war in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. As recently as Wednesday evening, airstrikes attributed to Tel Aviv targeted an "Iranian automobile factory"...
While not new, strikes attributed to Israel in Syria have become increasingly frequent since the start of the war in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. As recently as Wednesday evening, airstrikes attributed to Tel Aviv targeted an "Iranian automobile factory"...