Syria’s Shia community is seeking to preserve positive relations with the new state leadership following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, after years of drawing closer to Iran both religiously and militarily.

The U.S. sanctions, which are the most comprehensive against Syria, remain the biggest obstacle to seeing a recovery in the transitional period and improving the livelihoods of Syrians.

As one of the first Western nations to engage with Syria's new leadership after Assad's fall, Germany continues to push for a comprehensive political process to secure Syria’s peaceful future.

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.

As Israeli incursions push deeper into Syrian territory, ranging from two to ten kilometers, the big question looms: How long will "Israel" stay, and how will Syria’s new administration respond?