‘Transitional govt must be ‘representative of all groups in civil society, not just armed factions’

Syrians now face a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on a new era in Syria, as the world watches, FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland welcomes Emma Beals, Senior Advisor at the European Institute of Peace, a Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Institute, and the former Co-Founder and Editor of Syria in Context.