Global Scans · Bashar Al-Assad · Weekly Summary

• [New] The role of foreign states in post-Assad Syria will be decisive. Atlas Institute for International Affairs
• [New] 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
• The Syrian people, as well as Western and regional leaders, hoped that the fall of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to Islamist rebels professing moderation and tolerance would quickly produce domestic stability. The Soufan Center
• IS might use post-Assad instability, the collapse of the Syrian Arab Army, and the departure of many Russian forces from Syria to reconstitute its control over territory in both Syria and parts of Iraq. The Soufan Center
• Two months later, with Syria's post-Assad future still deeply murky, the EU, UK and UN are beginning to map out a sanctions-relief plan designed to relieve economic pressure on Damascus' hoped - for democratic transition and prevent Russian and Iranian influence from growing. Steptoe LLP
• The biggest risk in post-Assad Syria is political and security uncertainty. Atlas Institute for International Affairs
• Syrian officials have attributed the Alawite unrest to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's encouragement - he has stated on several occasions he expects pro-Iranian and pro-Assad elements to return to power in Syria eventually. The Soufan Center
• Power struggles among various factions - including opposition groups, ISIS resurgence, Assad-loyalist insurgencies, and Kurdish forces-threaten stability. / Syria Atlas Institute for International Affairs
• Across the border in Syria, it is too soon to know what form of government will emerge in the wake of the Assad regime's collapse. Foreign Affairs Magazine

Last updated: 02 August 2026