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What's on Ahmed al-Sharaa's mind?

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telling Syria's story himself 28% the deal with Israel 24% · newthe SDF puzzle 16% · newhanding out the exam prizes 9% · neweverything else 23%

He books the interview before anyone else writes the profile

Al Jazeera runs an exclusive sit-down plus a New Vision for Syria package, and the reconstruction-and-recovery pitch travels with it.

Ahmed al-Sharaa: A New Vision for Syria

Al Jazeera · 2026-08-14

our translation

control the frame or someone else will. if the first draft of the new syria is in his own voice, everybody else spends the year arguing with him instead of about him

Two Al Jazeera showcases in one cyclevery sure · 3 sources

An Israeli minister calls him the next enemy

new — Israeli minister's next enemy remarkpretty sure · 1 source

Washington reportedly won't bomb Turkish sites for anybody

new — Report of a US refusal on Turkeyhonestly, a hunch · 1 source

President and first lady hand out the top-marks certificates

new — Exam-prize ceremony with his wifepretty sure · 1 source

sunday, august 16

Watch the Al Jazeera cut back and mark the lines that will be quoted(reported)

Decide whether next enemy gets a reply or a shrug(reported)

Chase Baghdad on what the judicial memo actually commits to(safe bet)

Ask the Turkey file what Washington's no is really worth(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Exclusive interview with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al Sharaa | Al Jazeera World

news.google.com · 2026-08-16

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