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Bashar al-Assad

Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, was part of the Syrian Kurdish delegation received on July 19 by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, was part of the Syrian Kurdish delegation received on July 19 by French President Emmanuel Macron. © Karin Tornblom/TT News Agency/AFP
Spotlight FRANCE SYRIA Government Intelligence 26/07/2021

Syrian Kurds look to Macron for support as Russia steps up pressure 

Syrian Kurds, under pressure from Moscow to resume negotiations with the regime in Damascus, are doing the rounds of their international allies in an attempt to find support for their claim for autonomous status. They have high hopes of the French president, though Paris is unlikely to offer more than symbolic support. [...]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad inspecting an honor guard in Damascus, Syria, May 17, 2021.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad inspecting an honor guard in Damascus, Syria, May 17, 2021. © Sana Handout/EPA/MaxPPP
SYRIA Government Intelligence 11/06/2021

Assad tightens grip on security apparatus with Alawite appointments 

Given Syria's economic difficulties and its dependance on Russia and Iran, while the security situation remains fragile President Bashar Al Assad is determined to keep his security apparatus on a tight rein, even if this means retaining henchmen who were there at the start of the conflict. [...]

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