Syria's promise: Will new masters of Damascus deliver unity and justice?

François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Guillaume GOUGEON | Jade KAHHALEH | Fadi Hallisso | Adnan Nasser | Julien Barnes-Dacey

Edité par France 24

Integrating them, while also building trust with the Islamist-led factions that brought Ahmed al-Shaara to power, won’t happen overnight. 

We explore how this can be achieved and how far the West is willing to go, now that the EU has lifted sanctions. With Israel's ongoing air strikes and its demands for Syria’s military to retreat from the Golan Heights, how can the international community support lasting stability and peace in a country that desperately seeks it?

Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Guillaume Gougeon and Ilayda Habip.

Note
  • Can Syria keep its promises? After the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December, the new rulers of Damascus are convening a one-day national dialogue conference. On paper, the outcomes sound promising: transitional justice, inclusive democracy and the disarmament of the country’s numerous militias in favour of a unified national army. In practice, it’s far more complicated. The US-backed Syrian Kurds in the north feel excluded and have no intention of surrendering their weapons while they continue to fight both IS group remnants and Turkey-backed militias. 

Langue
anglais
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Jade KAHHALEH Franco-Syrian activist
Fadi Hallisso Co-founder and CEO, Basmeh & Zeitooneh
Adnan Nasser Special correspondent with ANEWZ, contributor to AL-Monitor
Julien Barnes-Dacey Director of the Middle East & North Africa programme, European Council on Foreign Relations

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