FILE – In this file photo taken on June 5, 2014, a man rides a bicycle through a devastated part of Homs, Syria. Photo: AP BEIRUT: The Syrian conflict has had outsized impact on global politics. Five ways the world has changed: RISE OF ISLAMIC STATE It was in the vacuum of the deteriorating Syria conflict that a little-known and horrifically violent branch of al-Qaeda grew into the foremost terror group on the planet. In 2014, the Islamic State group completed its takeover of the eastern Syria city of Raqqa and went on to conquer Iraq’s Mosul. It eventually took …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
