7am: Could Syria be headed for another civil war?
Today, Damascus‑based journalist Heidi Pett speaks on the latest in this conflict – and how it could redraw the map of Syria.
When an Israeli airstrike hit the gate of Syria’s Defence Ministry in central Damascus, the blast echoed far beyond the capital.
It was a warning shot in a growing fight over who controls Syria’s fractured south.
With sectarian tensions reigniting between Druze militias, Bedouin fighters and government troops, the country’s uneasy calm is close to breaking.
And by striking a government that had been inching toward normalising relations, Israel risks tipping Syria back into full‑scale war.
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Today, Damascus‑based journalist Heidi Pett speaks on the latest in this conflict – and how it could redraw the map of Syria.
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Guest: Damascus-based journalist, Heidi Pett.
