Damascus blasts show Syria’s fragile transition faces security challenges: Analysis

By Al Jazeera English

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Explosions in Damascus during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit have highlighted the security challenges facing Syria's new government as it seeks international support for reconstruction. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Rami Khouri, a distinguished fellow at the American University of Beirut, said such explosions are "pretty typical" for Syria given its history of fighting and repression. He suggested possible perpetrators include former Assad regime supporters or remnants of the Islamic opposition unhappy with al-Sharaa's engagement with Western leaders. Khouri described Macron's visit as "one of the most ironic and dramatic visits of its kind" given that France, alongside Britain, prevented Syria from creating a democratic republic in 1920. He said Syria's leaders have little choice but to deal with European leaders who have money and weapons to offer, adding that real stability will only come when Arab countries vest decision-making in the will of their people through a dem

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