Syria, Lebanon’s moves to centralise power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions

Syria, Lebanon’s moves to centralise power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions

Lebanon and Syria are cracking down on Palestinian factions that for decades have had an armed presence in both countries and which on some occasions were used to plan and launch attacks against Israel. The crackdown comes as Syria’s new rulers under Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are pursuing officials of the former government under … Read more