The challenge of transitional justice in Syria
This factsheet looks at the issue of transitional justice in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. It begins by reviewing the extent of the crimes attributed to the former Syrian regime, analyses the current challenges and opportunities in terms of transitional justice, and then concludes by noting the need for an approach that identifies individual rather than collective responsibility for past crimes.
The evolution of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham over time
This fact sheet looks at the evolution of Hayat Tahrir al-Cham (HTC) - the Levant Liberation Organisation in French - between the start of the Syrian civil war and its seizure of power in Damascus in December 2024. It presents the origins of this entity and its gradual moderation, analyses some of the probable reasons for this evolution, and then concludes by questioning the future direction of the movement at the head of the post-Assad transition in Syria.
