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Middle East expert on Syria clashes

Pablo Foley Elias
March 9, 2025

Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has called for peace and national unity after days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad. DW News spoke to Middle East expert Bente Scheller.

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