What Lies Ahead for Syria: A Russian Perspective

... the U.S. and the Gulf states The first two months of the new authorities in Damascus could hardly provide us with a clear vision of Syria’s future. Meanwhile, the Transitional President of Syria and former Emir of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) [ 1 ], Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Joulani, is trying to preserve his grip on power, maintain control over all armed groups within HTS, conduct (or at least declare) a non-sectarian policy and protect all minorities in the country. At the ...