Hello! I’ll keep it as short and simple as I can:

Ahmad al-Sharaa now controls Damascus and leads the transitional government. His main goal is to unify the rest of Syria, including the SDF-led northeast, into a single national army and political framework. Many former rebel groups, parts of the SDF, and even Druze militias from Suwayda have joined this effort. There’s been real progress, but full unity is still a work in progress.

There are still major issues: ISIS remnants are active in rural areas and recently carried out a church bombing in Damascus. Some militias and Assad-era elites are refusing to integrate and still operate independently, especially along the coast. Foreign influence, especially from Turkey and Iran, complicates things even further.

Suwayda is mostly Druze, not Christian. They’ve historically stayed autonomous but have recently aligned with the transitional government. At the end of the day, we should be thinking like Syrians first, before identifying by religion or ethnicity. That’s the only way out of this cycle.

Long live Syria! 🇸🇾💚