Middle East

For Assad, U.S. offensive will weaken one foe but bolster others

File - In this undated photo posted on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 by the Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group, a militant extremist group, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, fighters from the Islamic State group pray at the Tabqa air base after capturing it from the Syrian government in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group)

 
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on September 13, 2014, on page 8.

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