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US conducts air strikes in Syria amid fears that fall of Assad may stoke resurgence of ISIS
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Rebel fighters on Dec 9 after seizing the Syrian capital Damascus and ousting President Bashar al-Assad.
PHOTO: REUTERS
WASHINGTON – The rapid collapse of the 24-year regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria at the hands of a hardline rebel group has stoked worries of a comeback by the brutal ISIS terror group.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is now in control of Damascus, has deep historical ties to both ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
