Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham

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.
YPJ logo

‘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.
HTS Assadism without Assad

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.
Between old and free Syria cartoon

Joseph Daher: Connecting democratic and socio-economic issues in Syria to serve the 99%

Joseph Daher — The ability to improve socio-economic conditions is crucial to widen participation of the Syrian people in the struggles for democratic rights in the country. But the interim government is working in continuity with the previous regime.
Free Syria cartoon

After the fall: Hope amid the ruins of post-Assad Syria

Kevin B. Anderson — A few months after the epochal fall of the Assad dictatorship, Syria remains in flux. Nonetheless, some broad outlines of where Syria is going can be discerned.
SDF and Free Syria flag

The revolution in North and East Syria after the fall of Assad

Chris Slee looks at the history and prospects for the revolution in north and east Syria, also known as the Rojava revolution.
Mazloum Abdi

Mazloum Abdi (Syrian Democratic Forces): ‘The HTS administration and those seeking a solution to the Syrian crisis must work to stop the attacks on North and East Syria’

Mazloum Abdi assesses the changes in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, the attacks by Turkey and its mercenaries on Rojava, and developments in dialogues with the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham administration and between Kurdish political parties.

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