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It would be a mistake to overlook the fact that Syria\u2019s accession to the international coalition against ISIS represents an urgent security and economic necessity for President Ahmad al-Sharaa\u2019s government. Militarily, the new Syrian forces suffer from a clear shortage of technological tools and intelligence capabilities required to pursue ISIS cells that have re-emerged across the Syrian desert and parts of the south. December witnessed a notable escalation in what were described as \u201cco-ordinated\u201d operations between Damascus and the coalition \u2013 resulting in US airstrikes on nearly seventy ISIS sites in central Syria, alongside joint raids that led to the killing or arrest of dozens of senior figures within the organisation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet Damascus is pursuing objectives that extend beyond the military dimension. Chief among them is the pursuit of international legitimacy it still lacks \u2013 legitimacy it hopes to elevate into the status of a \u201ctrusted partnership\u201d. In doing so, Damascus may find it easier to undercut the position of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), whose long-standing claim to relevance has rested on the banner of counter-terrorism \u2013 a banner that would now be firmly in the hands of the government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Al-Sharaa also appears to have grasped, during his recent US visit, that foreign investment will not flow without full security stabilisation and the normalisation of relations with major powers \u2013 conditions the international coalition can provide.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the cost appears steep. The trap of strategic taming lies at Damascus\u2019s gates, while the US\u2013Israeli game of control continues. The very notion of \u201ctaming\u201d captures the essence of the Western \u2013 and particularly American \u2013 approach towards Damascus. Rather than attempting to overthrow al-Sharaa and plunging Syria into renewed chaos, the Washington\u2013Tel Aviv axis has opted for a strategy of effective containment \u2013 transforming the Syrian president from a rising rebel leader into a \u201csecurity proxy\u201d in exchange for remaining in power. It is a recycled formula from the era of Hafez al-Assad \u2013 one rooted in a harsh realism Donald Trump is particularly inclined to practise, especially in dealing with Arab leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the high-profile Riyadh meeting in May, US demands became clear. Al-Sharaa was expected to restrain or deport foreign fighters affiliated with transnational jihadist groups, to integrate into the Abraham Accords through normalisation with Israel \u2013 or, at the very least, to enter binding security arrangements guaranteeing calm along the southern front \u2013 and to open Syria\u2019s security files to Western intelligence services to pursue remnants of al-Qaeda and ISIS. The lifting of economic sanctions in June served as Washington\u2019s \u201ccarrot\u201d, while Israel brandished the \u201cstick\u201d of military incursions and support for Druze separatist actors in the south, particularly after Al-Sharaa accused Tel Aviv of \u201cfighting ghosts and fomenting unrest in Suwayda\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

That accusation was hardly unfounded. Israel has long played the \u201cminorities card\u201d as a potent tool of strategic taming via Suwayda, seeking to prevent Damascus from fully consolidating control over southern Syria and ensuring that the government remains in constant need of negotiation with Tel Aviv to maintain stability.<\/span><\/p>\n

None of this, however, negates the most serious challenge facing the new Syrian state \u2013 the deep entrenchment of jihadist ideology within its own structures. While Al-Sharaa seeks to present himself as a moderate statesman, the core of the military power he relies upon remains composed of factions and fighters steeped in Salafi-jihadist thought over many years.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the Syrian government reached an agreement with the United States in April to integrate Uyghur, Uzbek and Caucasian fighters into the army rather than deport them \u2013 under the justification of preventing transnational terrorist activity and transforming them into adherents of \u201cMadkhali Salafism\u201d, grounded in absolute obedience to the ruler \u2013 ISIS found its opening. The organisation invested heavily in portraying Al-Sharaa\u2019s actions as a betrayal of his own camp, launching a fierce ideological and media campaign to fracture the state\u2019s social base. It accused him of \u201cbreaking allegiance\u201d and \u201ccollaboration with the Crusaders\u201d, deploying religious rhetoric designed to resonate with fighters alienated by images of al-Sharaa alongside Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read also: ISIS, Or, the Monster It Is Meant to Be<\/a>
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Operationally, ISIS shifted away from territorial control, favouring social destabilisation as a means of exhausting the state \u2013 a strategy that simultaneously justifies broader coalition intervention. The result is further taming, further weakening, and the possibility of eventual disposal should al-Sharaa fail to maintain control. Even the mere discourse surrounding ISIS\u2019s return is enough to frighten risk-averse capital away from Syria, undermining Al-Sharaa\u2019s wager that economic recovery could resolve ideological and sectarian fractures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Damascus has sought to market itself as a platform for co-operation and growth \u2013 a strategic trade corridor linking East and West. Yet any major ISIS attack would return the country to square one, leaving al-Sharaa isolated in the face of a merciless convergence of popular, ideological and jihadist anger.<\/span><\/p>\n

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of +963.<\/b><\/p>\n

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It would be a mistake to overlook the fact that Syria\u2019s accession to the international coalition against ISIS represents an urgent security and economic necessity for President Ahmad al-Sharaa\u2019s government. 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