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Syria conflict 10 years on: Why is Bashar al-Assad still standing?

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, but he has managed to save his regime at the cost of Syria’s destruction, thanks to his Russian and Iranian allies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.

Added on the 15/03/2021 18:26:34 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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