The attack further complicates President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.

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Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

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Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

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The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS fighters and tens of thousands of their family members.