World Journal

  Ahmed al-Sharaa, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has problems governing Idlib, Syria. Interestingly, through these measures his administration has managed to exhibit signs of order within its internal structures, however he has failed to tame internal conflict and public resistance. Again, in March 2024, largely non-violent protests engulfed Idlib Governorate aiming at removal of al-Sharaa’s rule; the protestors chanted slogans which were not different from those used to protest against the Assad regime with the title of “Isqat al-Julani” meaning “Down with Julani”. The protests were provoked by the multiple reasons such as the brutality allegations with thousands of critics being detained in prison as well as the financial reasons including high taxes. In order to stem the unrest al-Sharaa had to make several concessions. He let out hundreds of detainees from a security crackdown operation conducted during the previous summer, including his former deputy, A...