In December 2024, a lightning rebel advance sweeps into Syria’s capital Damascus, toppling the brutal Assad regime and ending half a century of dictatorship. At the centre of it all - Ahmed al-Sharaa. Once a designated terrorist with a 10-million-dollar bounty on his head – now the man steering Syria’s uncertain future. Nearly a year on and he’s formed an interim government, shaken hands with President Donald Trump and seen the majority of crippling sanctions lifted.
But beneath the headlines, the country is restless.
A crippled economy and violent clashes between government forces and religious minorities threaten to unravel fragile gains.
Oliver Marsden, The Times correspondent, has travelled to Syria to discover who Ahmed al-Sharaa really is.
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In December 2024, a lightning rebel advance sweeps into Syria’s capital Damascus, toppling the brutal Assad regime and ending half a century of dictatorship. At the centre of it all - Ahmed al-Sharaa. Once a designated terrorist with a 10-million-dollar bounty on his head – now the man steering Syria’s uncertain future. Nearly a year on and he’s formed an interim government, shaken hands with President Donald Trump and seen the majority of crippling sanctions lifted.
But beneath the headlines, the country is restless.
A crippled economy and violent clashes between government forces and religious minorities threaten to unravel fragile gains.
Oliver Marsden, The Times correspondent, has travelled to Syria to discover who Ahmed al-Sharaa really is.
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