After President Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power, the new Syrian government was met with two main concerns, both domestically and internationally. The first focused on how the new administration would approach minority rights, while the second questioned whether a government with limited experience in state administration could manage a conflict as complex as the Syrian civil war inclusively and sustainably. Now in its second year, the al-Sharaa government has clearly shown that these concerns were largely unfounded.
The inclusive approach toward minorities has gradually extended to include the Kurdish population, long instrumentalized by the YPG, the Syrian wing of the PKK terrorist organization, for political purposes and militant activities. With the 13th Presidential Decree signed by al-Sharaa on Jan. 16, civil rights that had not even been acknowledged as basic citizenship rights under the Assad regime were formally recognized.
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