Syria's future must be determined by Syrians, not outside powers | Mohamad Bazzi

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Israeli troops crossed from the occupied Golan Heights on Sunday into adjacent Syrian territory, occupying a demilitarized "buffer zone" that was established by the UN a year after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
45% : With less than six weeks before Trump takes office again, Netanyahu is likely hoping that the change in US administration will mean he would have even greater freedom to operate in the Golan and Syria in general.
44% : Some western powers, along with the UN, are now considering removing the terrorist designation if HTS commits to forming an inclusive transitional government.
15% : In 2019, Donald Trump administration's recognized the annexation - and the Biden administration did not reverse that decision, despite its consistent criticism of Russia's invasion and attempts to annex territory in Ukraine.

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