SOS Chretiens d'Orient, a French NGO with links to al-Assad’s regime and far-right groups, faces scrutiny for its controversial activities and ties to militias in Syria and Iraq.

Since launching Operation Deterrence of Aggression until Assad's ousting on December 8, no Iranian military figures were notably active in Syria; instead, Iran’s diplomatic arm, led by FM Abbas Araghchi, took center stage.

Mohammed al-Bashir, an engineer who previously led the Salvation Government in Idlib, has been appointed to head the transitional phase in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024.

In a move that sets him apart from the Shiite bloc in the region, Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist Movement in Iraq, has firmly rejected any Iraqi involvement—by the government, the people, or militias—in Syria’s affairs.

Hama's liberation in 2024 marks a significant turning point in Syria's history, symbolizing the end of decades of al-Assad family rule and the beginning of a quest for justice.