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Syria after Assad

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  • Men wearing headbands with lower faces covered and holding guns in the bed of a pickup truck.
    Stateless in Syria

    Will al-Sharaa naturalise foreign fighters and their children?

    Thousands of children born to foreign militia members and Syrian mothers remain stateless. As the government considers granting citizenship to fighters, their families—including the widows of deceased fighters—wait for clarity.

  • A pickup truck with a man seated behind a weapon, which is mounted on the truck.
    Political scientist Rahaf Aldoughli

    "Al-Sharaa must be put under pressure"

    Ahmed al-Sharaa promised a peaceful Syria, but violence continues to shape the country's transition. A genuine national dialogue, political participation and a strategy to integrate former fighters into the army are essential, says political scientist Rahaf Aldoughli.

  • Two men climb onto a statue lying in ruins.
    Transitional justice in Syria

    "Accountability is more important than punishment"

    Can there be justice after the horrors Syria has endured? Sociologist Mohammed Bamyeh sees signs that the country's new leadership wants to confront the past, but warns against the dangers of selective justice.

  • Women sitting on top of Mount Qasioun drinking tea under the shade of a tree.
    Public space in Syria

    Where Damascus goes to breathe

    Before the war, Mount Qasioun was a refuge for the people of Damascus, a rare space for freedom and intimacy. After Assad's fall, it was briefly reclaimed as a public space, but now large-scale private developments threaten to take it over.

  • An aerial view of people gathering in Umayyad Square following Friday prayers at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, performing the second Friday prayer since the fall of the Baath regime and the Assad family's rule in Damascus, Syria on December 20, 2024 (Photo: picture alliance / Anadolu | Izettin Kasim)
    Sectarian violence in Syria

    Assad's long shadow

    In Syria, "minority protection" has long been used as a pretext for pitting religious and ethnic groups against each other. We Syrians must refuse the weaponisation of our identities, because the new government is counting on division.

  • Exterior view of Qusay Awad's family home, built of stone with a courtyard
    History and reconstruction in Syria

    Dictatorship, dispossession and a missing mosaic

    A school, a military base, an archaeological site: from French colonial rule to Assad, this family home was seized and repurposed by successive regimes. Now, its owners are fighting to reclaim it.

  • A Toyota truck carrying a group of armed and masked fighters.
    Suwayda, Syria

    Not a local conflict, but geopolitics in disguise

    Sectarianism in Syria is a longstanding political project. Institutionalised under colonial rule and exploited by Assad, it's now being weaponised by the new regime and Israel, as the massacres in Suwayda make brutally clear.

  • Der syrische Präsident al-Scharaa sitzt zwischen zwei syrischen Flaggen auf einem prachtvollen Stuhl.
    Syria after Assad

    Al-Sharaa and the global jihad

    Jihadist groups around the world are watching Syria's transitional government closely. Al-Sharaa's takeover and moderate strategy are inspiring for some, while others see his pragmatism as a betrayal and opt for violence.

  • Black and white photo of a group of men sitting in a cafe.
    Syria after Assad

    To stay, to leave, to return

    As many refugees return to Syria, queues are forming outside passport offices as people try to leave. Four personal stories reflect the hopes, fears and unresolved questions of a country in transition.

  • Women stand in the rain holding signs with image of missing young women.
    Kidnappings

    Why women in Syria are disappearing

    Blackmail, forced marriages and revenge: abductions of women and girls have become more frequent since the collapse of the Assad regime. Many women vanish without a trace, while others have returned with surprising testimonies.

  • A woman sits in the foreground. In the background tents of a camp are visible.
    Iraq and post-Assad Syria

    An uneasy alliance

    Iraq has kept its distance from Syria's new regime due to President al-Sharaa's al-Qaeda past. But one key issue has the potential to bring the two countries closer together: the threat of a resurgent ISIS.

  • A man with the flag of free Syria stands on the head of a toppled Assad statue.
    Leftist politics in Syria

    "I don't care whether Marx or Muhammad takes the credit"

    Since Assad's fall in December 2024, Syrians have witnessed both displays of unity and renewed sectarian violence. A national identity that transcends sect and ideology is the key to a stable future, says Syrian leftist Sami Hadaya.

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