The former Prime Minister of Syria has agreed to hand over power to the Islamist rebel group HTS after it toppled Bashar al Assad’s regime.
Russian state media is reporting Bashar al Assad is in Moscow, where he’s been granted asylum.
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However, there is concern among the international community that change doesn’t guarantee peace.
HTS is currently a banned terror organisation in a number of countries.
But the leader of the main Syrian opposition armed group that seized Damascus, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, says the Syrian people are the “rightful owners” of the country.
To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Neil Robinson, Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Limerick.
You can listen to the full interview below
