The new head of Syria has governed before. Here's what his leadership looked like

The new head of Syria has governed before. Here's what his leadership looked like

The head of a rebel group is now the head of Syria. How will he lead a country destroyed by civil war and sectarianism? NPR found clues in a region in northern Syria, where he governed for years. Copyright 2025 NPR

Turkiye's road transport journeys to Syria expected to double in 2025

The number of road transport journeys from Turkiye to Syria is expected to double this year, from 189,000 recorded in 2024, a sector representative has told Anadolu. The chairman of the Turkish International Transporters’ Association (UND), Serafettin Araz …

Syria calls for lifting sanctions on funds transfers to its banks

Syria yesterday called for lifting sanctions on financial transfers to its banking system, noting that transfers are “the main factor in economic work and attracting investments to the country.” This came during a meeting between Economy Minister Basel …

90% of Syria's population living in poverty after years of civil war: UN official

The Arab head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) on Thursday described the 14-year civil war in Syria as one of the “deadliest conflicts in recent history,” with “90% of the population” in poverty”, Anadolu Agency reports. “So far, what has been reported …

SOHR: Seven civilians killed in Syria

Seven Syrian civilians were killed by explosives left behind by the warring parties, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported, AFP reports. According to the group, the explosives were stored in a house in Idlib province in the northwest of …

How Will the New Syria Be Governed?

After 14 years of a devastating civil war, Syria is in the process of reinventing itself. One big question is how the country will be governed now that the more than 50 years of rule by the Assad family has come to an end. For clues on what the future …

Israel’s Syria Gambit

“Your villages will be under our control,” the commander of Israeli forces told Hael Abdallah Abu Jehad, the sheikh of five villages located in Quneitra province — the usually demilitarized buffer zone along Syria’s border with Israel — by telephone.  “I …

Military Situation In Syria On February 20, 2025 (Map Update)

Support SouthFront Click to see full-size image Syrian Interim President Abu Muhammad al-Julani met with Cypriot Foreign Minister Kostantinos Kombos in Damascus; SDF arrested three ISIS suspects in city of Raqqa; SDF launched a campaign of arrests in …

Syria’s next steps towards a new order

Almost three months have passed since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s decaying regime in Syria, and a raft of self-imposed deadlines now loom over the country’s new rulers. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the jihadist-turned-president, has promised to share power, lay …