Analyst says Syria at risk of breaking up after rebel victory

Ljubljana, 9 December - Political analyst Klemen Grošelj has assessed for the STA that there will likely be no peace in Syria even after the victory of the rebel groups and the fall of the Assad regime. The country is now at risk of disintegrating, as the rebels will find it difficult to manage all the tensions, and new outbreaks of violence could follow.

Hama, Syria A boy climbs a toppled statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad as the rebels led by the Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham take control of Syria with a lightning-fast offensive. Photo: dpa/STA

Hama, Syria
A boy climbs a toppled statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad as the rebels led by the Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham take control of Syria with a lightning-fast offensive.
Photo: dpa/STA

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