Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.