#Sharaa… has repeatedly vowed to unite all of #Syria's armed forces under one structure & govern the country, fractured by 14 years of civil war until #Assad's overthrow.
But incidents of sectarian violence, notably the killing of hundreds of pro-Assad #Alawites in March, have hardened fears among minority groups about the now-dominant #Islamists & sparked condemnation from global powers.
…#Israel has lobbied the #US to keep #Syria decentralised & isolated, framing its approach around suspicion of #Sharaa - who once headed a branch of #alQaeda before renouncing ties to the group in 2016.
The #UAE also has concerns about the #Islamist bent of Syria's new leaders, but Sharaa's meeting w/President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan #MbZ last month went very well…helping to assuage some of Abu Dhabi's concerns.
…The backchannel w/Israel was established days later….
#Kosovo and #Syria set to establish diplomatic contacts, finally. #Assad always sided with #Serbia being #Putin's puddle.
With their flags displayed, President #Osmani today met President al-#Sharaa on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
"Under Ahmad al-Sharaa's direction, Syria’s new Islamist leaders are systematically sidelining Palestinian factions, favoring the US-backed PA, dismantling Iran-linked groups, and reshaping refugee dynamics in alignment with a broader US-backed strategy to neutralize the Palestinian resistance": https://thecradle.co/articles/how-syrias-hts-is-quietly-dismantling-the-palestinian-cause
#Syria #HTS #alSharaa #Sharaa #Damas #Alauites #Alawites #Shiites #AxisOfResistance #Hezbollah #Hizbollah #Jihadism #Jihadists #Turkey #Erdoğan #Turkiye #Lebanon #Israel #Bashir #alBashir #alGolani #Golani #alJolani #Jolani #alJulani #Julani #SNA #UNRWA #refugees
#BBCNews - New elections could take up to four years, Syria rebel leader says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g29e1lejvo
#Sharaa #Jolani #Jawlani
