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One year post-Assad, Syria navigates fragile transition. Al-Sharaa indispensable but faces immense challenges.
Damascus seized northeast Syria, ending Kurdish autonomy. US abandonment sparks unprecedented cross-border solidarity movement.
US courts Kurds again, repeating pattern: fighters serve, civilians absorb reprisals, then Washington abandons.
Syrian troops mass on Lebanon border, sparking fears of new front against Hezbollah under US pressure.
Arab defections and US abandonment fuel Kurdish nationalism, resurrecting “greater Kurdistan” solidarity as SDF retreats to core areas.
Despite stability and a Kurdish deal, Syria lacks political roadmap, suffers economic crisis,and faces regional war threats,risking fragile transition progress.
The U.S. is still at war in Syria, striking ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliates—with no clear mission and a new government in Damascus.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face a horrific choice: stay in a collapsing environment or return to Syria, where persecution awaits.
Syria is a state in name only: no army, no police, no sovereignty; the Sweida massacre proves the government cannot control its own forces.