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  "path": "/2026/05/03/639365-kahf-damascus-path-forward-2/",
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  "textContent": "A year ago, after the fall of the Assad government, Syria seemed well poised for a new beginning. With Russia and Iran out, and Türkiye and Saudi Arabia squarely in, the path forward appeared clear and unobstructed — that is, until the US-Israeli attack on Iran and its asymmetrical response threw the whole region off […]",
  "title": "Road to Damascus? Ammar Kahf, Executive Director of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies"
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