Syria

Celebration in Damascus

Syria’s popular revolution and the extraordinary collapse of Assad’s genocidal regime

Michael Karadjis — There will be many struggles ahead, but for now Syrians are celebrating one of the most decisive and popular revolutions ever.
map of Syria december 9

Syria: The fall of the regime, the future of the country and Turkey’s war on the Kurds

Dave Holmes — The extremely rapid and unexpected fall of Syria’s Assad dictatorship is a political earthquake in the Middle East.
Taking down Assad Syria flag

The collapse of the Assad regime: An interview on Syria with Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar explains the sudden collapse of the Syrian regime.
Douma, Syria

Syria after Assad: Hope and uncertainty

Bulent Gokay & Vassilis K. Fouskas — Amid the significant and rapid transformation unfolding in Syria, two sub-imperial powers, Israel and Turkey, are seeking to redesign the region.
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.
Free Syria flag at protest

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.
Ban South Africa coal exports to Israel

From South Africa to Syria: The rising perils for Palestine solidarity

Patrick Bond — The sudden overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria comes at a time that poses profound challenges for solidarity with Palestine in South Africa.
Syria refugees

Where is Syria headed?

Gilbert Achcar reflects on what has happened so far in Syria to try to foresee what the future may hold.
Free Syria flag and rally

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.
Syrian Democratic Forces

The Syrian Democratic Forces’ stance towards HTS is not hard to predict (plus statements from Rojavan and Kurdish organisations)

Fréderike Geerdink looks at how the Syrian Democratic Forces might navigate the situation after Assad. Plus statements from Syrian Democratic Council, Democratic Union Party, Kurdish National Congress and Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union.