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Syrian Foreign Policy Under Bashar al-Assad

Syrian Foreign Policy Under Bashar al-Assad

August 29, 2004 | Prof. Eyal Zisser
Hafez al-Assad was a master in using terrorist organizations to promote Syrian interests and achieve political gains that he couldn't otherwise accomplish. By using terror and local agents, Syria gained control over Lebanon and forced both Israel and America to leave. Yet there has been no Syrian involvement in operations inside Western countries since 1986.