Syria’s condition: Bashar al-Assad
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Syria's Economic Struggles Amid Sanctions
This chapter analyzes the effects of the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria and the severe economic challenges the Assad regime faces despite military victories. It highlights the country's crippling inflation, infrastructure collapse, and a growing sense of unrest in loyalist areas, exacerbated by the regime's reliance on outside regions and actors like Hezbollah for financial survival.
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