The interim government, led by al‑Sharaa, introduced a provisional constitution and a multi-year roadmap for broader elections and institutional reconstruction. This crisis risks the long-term fragmentation of Southern Syria and the solidification of the crisis along the current lines of clashes. The Kurdish movement – organized under the Democratic Autonomous Region of Northeast Syria (DAANES) – has long pursued self-rule, and the prospect of a future Kurdistan. Ankara has framed any form of Kurdish political, administrative or security control as an extension of the PKK terrorist threat, prompting successive incursions on these SDF-ruled areas. Despite these pressures, in October 2025, the SDF agreed to integrate into the Syrian National Army, within three consolidated divisions, instead of individually.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2026 12:39 UTC