Is Syria's new leader a "good man" ?

[nobodysfriend]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07gv3j818ko

 

The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said the discussion with Sharaa was "very productive", and he came across as "pragmatic".

[Bkk Brian]

6 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07gv3j818ko

 

The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said the discussion with Sharaa was "very productive", and he came across as "pragmatic".

One to one interview with him here:

 

Watch: Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa Dismisses Global Threat Claims

 

[gargamon]

A better man than the last one for sure.

 

If he kicks out the Russians, even better.

[thaibeachlovers]

Didn't they win just a week ago? Perhaps we will know in a month or 6.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 12/21/2024 at 1:48 PM, nobodysfriend said:

The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

As the US representative said, "it would be rather awkward having a discussion with someone that had a 10 million reward on their head".

 

I'm more concerned that Turkey may force him into a proxy war against the Kurds.

[Patong2021]

Let's see if Iran  can buy him off.  He had to fight Iran, Russia and Hezbollah to get rid of Assad. Arabs carry vendettas for generations. In the region, their loyalties can be purchased. Other times they cannot be.