As is clear in today’s Syria, competing claims were lodged by Arabs (Sunni and Shia), Kurds, as well as Turkomen and Armenians (at least those still alive after 1915) to the same plots of land.
In the short period following Assad’s abrupt fall, rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has sought to reassure Syrians that the group he leads — Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...
The fall of the Assad regime marks a pivotal moment in Syria’s history, bringing power struggles, regional realignments, and the immense challenge of rebuilding a deeply fractured nation.