Catherine Colonna
France’s foreign policy towards the Arab world is colonial, backward, and detached from reality, says Syria
Former colonial power France had supported the anti-Assad forces in Syria with the objective of regime change, which prolonged the war in the country. France also became part of the US-led illegal unilateral sanctions regime against Syria
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