President Ahmed al-Sharaa once had ties to al-Qaida and had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head. Then he led the rebel forces that toppled former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last year.
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What happened when Syria’s conservative new leaders tried to shut 60 Damascus bars
When Syria’s new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It’s an example of the tussle between secular and Islamist values in the new Syria.
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Ahmed al-Sharaa, who toppled Assad, is named Syria’s interim president
Sharaa was already de facto head of Syria’s government ever since a coalition of rebel fighters swept through most of Syria and ousted Assad’s regime.
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Turkey looks set to play an outsize role in shaping the new Syria after Assad
As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one neighbor has emerged as having great influence over the new Syria.
