Both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and jihadist groups battling to oust him stand to benefit from a lightning offensive by militants across the border in Iraq, analysts believe. Fighters from the powerful jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant began an offensive in Iraq on Monday, taking a swathe of mostly Sunni Arab territory in the **rth. The attack led by ISIL, which operates in both countries, has brought Iraq's army to the brink of collapse. analysts say their advance could deliver **t just a military boost to jihadists in Syria, but also political gains for Assad.
06-15-2014, 07:31 PM
ISIL Iraq onslaught aids Syria regime, jihadists: analysts
Both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and jihadist groups battling to oust him stand to benefit from a lightning offensive by militants across the border in Iraq, analysts believe. Fighters from the powerful jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant began an offensive in Iraq on Monday, taking a swathe of mostly Sunni Arab territory in the **rth. The attack led by ISIL, which operates in both countries, has brought Iraq's army to the brink of collapse. analysts say their advance could deliver **t just a military boost to jihadists in Syria, but also political gains for Assad.
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