Ananta Insights | West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | January 2025
IA) Political Developments: Pan-Regional and Global Issues Syria Conflict: Military Campaign: The blitzkrieg (“Operation Repelling the Aggression”) launched by Hi’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, or Syria Liberation Organisation) led rebel coalition from the Idlib exclusion zone on Nov 27 captured Damascus 11 days later on Dec 8, overthrowing al-Assad dynastic regime in power for 54 years. […]