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Hoping for a Syria miracle
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The start has been bumpy, but developments have been better than feared. Christians have been able to celebrate Christmas in peace; the new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has shed his battle name al-Golani and swapped his militia uniform for a suit and tie; and the regime in Iran has to sulk on the sidelines and let it be known that the newcomers in Damascus should not rejoice too soon.
However, the situation could not be more delicate. The new leader faces an almost impossible task.
First of all, he must bring his own and the other militia forces, of which he is the pragmatic one, under control. Then he must push back the two foreign powers that have seized the opportunity to expand their occupied territories: Israel and Turkey. To this end, the international community is also called upon to put a stop to them; otherwise, they will be the friction tree on which Syrian extremism will grow anew.
No experience with democracy
However, democracy should not be expected, because democracy cannot be switched on like a light switch in a state that has never had such an experience. It would be a great achievement if human and ethnic rights, freedom of opinion and freedom of religion were halfway respected.
The people of Syria are considered capable Arabs. They could pull off the miracle.
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