Syria After Assad (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future, tracing jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa’s rise to power and investigating emerging threats to the country’s stability. Syria faces an uncertain trajectory in the wake of the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad after a nearly 14-year war that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. The man who led the offensive to topple Assad — and now leads the fragile country — is Ahmad al-Sharaa, once known by his jihadist nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The geopolitical situation al-Sharaa is now shepherding Syria through is precarious. “Syria After Assad” examines how what happens in Syria under al-Sharaa’s rule could have consequential effects across the region and beyond, how al-Sharaa has wielded power so far and why the country is still deeply divided.