Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham

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Suweida under fire: Sectarianism and the consolidation of power in Damascus

Joseph Daher — Events in Suweida demonstrate Syria is experiencing a process of establishing a new authoritarian regime.
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HTS’ strategy to consolidate its power in Syria

Joseph Daher — The new authorities are rooting themselves in international alliances while resorting to sectarianism similarly to the old regime.
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Syria: Sharaa’s authoritarian centralisation stumbles in Suweida

Sharaa’s gamble on centralising Syria by force rather than democratic consensus building gets a deadly reality check in Suweida, writes Joseph Daher.
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Arab elites welcome Trump as massacres in Gaza continue

Sushovan Dhar — As Israel’s war continues to inflict suffering on Gaza, Arab monarchies busied themselves with welcoming Trump and signing multimillion-dollar trade agreements.
Free Syria flag drapped over ruins

The Syrian conflict is not yet over: Assad has fallen, but the revolution hasn’t won

Yassin al-Haj Saleh — The enormity of Assad’s fall is one thing; claiming the revolution has triumphed is another.
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‘HTS rejects Syria’s social mosaic, thus obstructing any path toward a democratic, pluralistic future’

Women's Defense Units — In response to the massacres committed against our Syrian people, our greatest act of resistance will be to embrace legitimate self-defense and realize a democratic Syria that welcomes all peoples.
RLC statement on transitional constitution

Revolutionary Left Current: Syria at a crossroads — Towards freedom or tyranny

Revolutionary Left Current — The interim constitutional declaration has entrenched the very opposite of the goals and roots of the Syrian revolution.
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Post-Assad Syria: Entering the era of ‘Assadism without Assad’

Yaqoub Abdul Majeed — After more than five decades of the Assad family’s rule, Syria appears to be entering a phase of “Assadism without an Assad”.
Protest in Afrin, Rojava earlier this year in support of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

The Kurdish issue, Öcalan’s call and developments in Rojava

Hamit Bozarslan talks about the historical roots of the Kurdish issue, Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the PKK to disarm and recent developments in Northern and Eastern Syria.
Salih Muslim

Salih Muslim (Democratic Union Party): ‘The Syrian Democratic Forces–Damascus agreement is consistent with Öcalan’s letter’ (plus statements from Rojavan organisations)

Salih Muslim explains the content of the agreement signed between Syrian Democratic Forces General Commander Mazlum Abdi and Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Idlib in solidarity with Gaza, anniversary of Syrian revolution, March 2024.

The Syrian revolution, Iran and Israel: Squaring the circle, refuting myths

Michael Karadjis breaks down some myths surrounding Israel, Iran and the fall of the Assad regime.

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