Dan Kovalik on Elections, Rebuilding and the Ongoing Proxy War in Syria

Dan Kovalik on Elections, Rebuilding and the Ongoing Proxy War in Syria

Author: MintPress News June 2, 2021 Duration: 47:14
Amidst a decade-long war that has devastated the country, Syrians went to the polls last week in an election that gave another seven-year term to current leader Bashar al-Assad. With a turnout of over 78%, Assad achieved an overwhelming victory against his nearest opponent, Mahmoud Ahmad Marei. Supporters of the president took to the streets in the hundreds of thousands as the results were publicized, celebrating what they saw as a repudiation of violence and a step forward for the beleaguere...

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