Can Syria’s New Leaders Be Trusted?
Fronts Staff • July 22, 2025
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Syria's fragile peace shatters again as Druze-Bedouin clashes erupt, Israel strikes, and questions swirl around ex-jihadist-led transitional leaders. Can post-Assad Syria survive its own protectors? Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 01:24 Suwayda, Broken. 05:20 State Involvement 11:12 Questions of Complicity
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