[New] HTS remained confined to Idlib for several years, leading most regional analysts to believe the threat to Assad had largely ended, even as sporadic ISIS attacks and targeted Israeli strikes on Iran-backed militias continued.
Council on Foreign Relations
[New] Syria has been freed from the Assad regime, and protests in Iran may signal renewed hope for the Iranian people as well.
Alhurra
[New] The growing instability in the Middle East - from Gaza to Lebanon and the eventual downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad - has exposed the vulnerabilities of Iran's ruling theocracy.
EU Reporter
Khamenei and other Iranian officials have consistently framed the post-Assad Syrian landscape as an opportunity for Iran to shape events in Syria through grassroots mobilization.
Critical Threats
The International Atomic Energy Agency will soon remove nuclear material stored at a clandestine site in Syria linked to the Assad regime's former nuclear program after the Trump administration reached understandings with Syria and Israel.
Just Security
In 2025, the policy community must focus its efforts on supporting the democratic potential and transition of a free, post-Assad Syria.
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy -
In the post-Assad era, local violent disputes and revenge dynamics - as well as Israeli airstrikes and incursions - could constitute new safety challenges For many Syrians, the Assad regime was a source of terror.
The Loop
On Syria, its people are finally free of Assad and there is real hope that they can finally take control of their future.
GOV.UK
While Syria's security landscape has shifted since the fall of the Assad regime, the deadliest threat to civilians is no longer concentrated on active frontlines.
The Mine Action News
Hamas said it hoped that a post-Assad Syria would continue its historical and important role in supporting the Palestinian people.
TEMPO.CO
Pray that Syrian citizens will be willing to put aside the military hostility of the former Assad regime held toward Israel and truly desire to be good neighbours, for the benefit of all.
Bridges for Peace
The HTS will face significant obstacles in improving the economic situation in Syria and achieving normalization due to US sanctions imposed during the Assad era.
Turkish Minute
In Syria, the Euphrates is both witness and arbiter - it remains to be seen whether its eastern and western banks could work together for a united Syria after more than five decades of being ruled by the al-Assad family.
Al Jazeera
Another condition could be the regime proving that it is thwarting Hezbollah from smuggling weapons through Syria into Lebanon, a major strategic issue under the Assad regime.
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
Talks will address the situation in post-Assad Syria, Lebanon's economic collapse and Libya's militias and trafficking networks and the potential impact on driving migrant flows to Europe.
euobserver
Last updated: 20 September 2026
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