The new Syrian government successfully thwarted a major plot by officers and members of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime to seize control of Syria’s coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia, with the aim of destabilizing the country’s political transition.

Strikingly, since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrians have turned their focus to restoring mosques devastated by the regime’s military and its allied Shiite militias over the years.

In an in-depth interview with Al-Estiklal, Ali Abu Yassin, the head of the Islamic Group’s political office in Lebanon, discussed key issues affecting Lebanon, including the new government’s concentration of power, the halt in gas exploration, and the refusal of normalization with “Israel.”

The Syrian public is unwavering in its call for transitional justice in the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, seeing it as vital to securing civil peace and ensuring that those responsible for the repression cannot return to their past abuses.

Ramadan 2025 marks Syria’s first without al-Assad, symbolizing a historic rebirth amid newfound unity and revived traditions.