Ahmed al-Sharaa's leadership faces a genuine dilemma in managing contradictions. On one hand, it benefits from operational coordination with Washington to secure the east of the Euphrates and manage the file of extremist organization detainees, and relies on Turkish-Gulf logistical support to rebuild infrastructure through mega-projects like the Hejaz line. On the other hand, the US push to drag Damascus into a direct, open conflict with Hezbollah and the Axis components represents a real minefield.
The attempt to turn the new Syria into a functional tool to strike the depth of the resistance could rupture its fragile internal stability, especially in light of a suffocating economic crisis where 90% of Syrians live below the poverty line, along with a severe funding deficit for UN humanitarian response plans.