Inside the new Syria: Our special portfolio

On Dec. 8, 2024, Bashar al-Assad's regime fell to the Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Its leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, now interim president, now faces several challenges in rebuilding the country. You can find selection of our insights, reports and analyses on the new Syria here.

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REPORT

'No one died within these walls, that's already a miracle': In Aleppo, the rediscovered palace of Bab Qinnasrin

Clara HAGE

SYRIA

Ahmad al-Sharaa's journey to reconnect with the Druze

Tatiana KROTOFF

DIPLOMACY

Abu Dhabi positions itself as mediator in Israel-Syria normalization

Amélie ZACCOUR

REPORT

In Raqqa, haunted by the Islamic State, the fear of returning to Damascus's fold

Clara HAGE & Gabriel BLONDEL

SYRIA AFTER ASSAD

How Sharaa reinvented his image in six months

Clara HAGE

LONG-READ

Six months after Assad’s fall, the hidden side of the rebels’ lightning-fast offensive

Georges SCHMITZ & Noura DOUKHI

TESTIMONIES

In Jableh, Syrian Alawites express their grief in silence

Caroline HAYEK

ANALYSIS

In the new Syria, Qatar plays a secondary role

Noura DOUKHI