Britain and America reported having “contact” with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the groups that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, though both consider it a terrorist organisation.

The World in Brief from The Economist

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DEC 16, 20243 MIN
The World in Brief from The Economist

Support for the new Syria; South Korea’s president defiant, and more

DEC 16, 20243 MIN

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Britain and America reported having “contact” with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the groups that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, though both consider it a terrorist organisation.