Will Syria’s Assad regime survive the latest rebel offensive? | ABC News

Syrian government forces have come under intense pressure after a rebel alliance captured the country’s commercial centre Aleppo and reignited the Syrian civil war. The Syrian army was forced to retreat as other opposition groups consider joining the offensive led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). ABC global affairs editor John Lyons says a lack of backing has left President Bashar al-Assad ‘very vulnerable’ because Russia is distracted by the Ukraine war and Hezbollah has been weakened.

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