Members of the Druze community, in particular those of Syrian and Lebanese background, organised a “Stand with Sweida” rally on the steps of Victorian Parliament. Zane Alcorn reports.
Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Syrian dictator Basar al Assad’s fall should be celebrated — but we should now be very concerned about the plight of the Kurds, argues Sarah Glynn.
Sarah Glynn reviews the week’s extraordinary events in Syria and examines the evolution and nature of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, whose forces have charged through the hollowed-out shell of Bashar al Assad’s regime and potentially beyond the control of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.