Ahmed Al-Charaa, once a top jihadist leader, now rules Syria after toppling Bashar al-Assad. But his grip on power is fragile. While rebranding himself as a moderate, he faces opposition from the Islamic State, which sees him as an apostate, and from former allies who accuse him of betraying jihadist ideals. With Russian and Iranian forces withdrawing and thousands of IS fighters still detained, Syria’s fragile stability is at risk. Will Al-Charaa maintain control, or is Syria on the verge of another jihadist resurgence?
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