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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.
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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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Statements: On the tenth anniversary of the liberation of Kobani

Statements by the Syrian Democratic Forces, Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and People's Defense Units on the tenth anniversary of the liberation of Kobani.
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The threats ahead of a democratic and progressive Syria

Joseph Daher analyses the threats posed by the remnants of the old Assad regime and HTS's policy to consolidate its power over the new Syria.
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Salih Muslim: The Kurdish perspective on Syria’s future

Salih Muslim outlines the challenges facing Syria after the regime’s collapse, emphasising the importance of addressing the Kurdish issue for a democratic and stable Middle East.
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Syria: The Balkan scenario

Matt Broomfield — While millions are rightly celebrating the dictator’s fall, larger powers, most notably the US, Turkey and Israel, are vying to influence the new political settlement.
Members of the Syrian community in Istanbul hold up a banner of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as they celebrate the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad this week

Erdoğan’s Syria?

Cihan Tuğal — Though the balance of forces has shifted in Erdoğan’s favour for the time being, fantasies about a Turkish imperial restructuring of the region are unfounded.
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From Syria to Palestine, liberation comes from below

Joseph Daher explains why the Assad regime's toppling in Syria is important to liberation efforts across the region, especially for the Palestinian struggle.
Refugees escaping the area around Tal Rifaat, fleeing towards Raqqa, 2 December 2024.

Syria: Rojava is under fire

Christopher Wimmer — Assad is gone, but the war in northern Syria rages on.

Salih Muslim (Democratic Unity Party) on dialogue with HTS and Turkey, and Rojava’s example for a democratic and inclusive Syria

Salih Muslim reflects on Kurdish autonomy, Turkey’s role in Syria, and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s transitional government as pivotal elements shaping the country’s future and prospects for peace.
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The fall of Assad and the future of Syria: An interview with Joseph Daher

Joseph Daher discusses the situation after the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the desperate need to return to the original aspirations of the Syrian Revolution.
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Gilbert Achcar: What is happening in Syria? (Plus Leila al-Shami: ‘Our dream of an Assad-free Syria has returned with Aleppo rebel advance’)

Gilbert Achcar writes that after having remained relatively static for a few years, Syria has turned anew into a theatre of war. But while the future is murky at best, Leila al-Shami says Syrians can hope again.