Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has evolved from an al-Qaida affiliate leader to a rebranded figure promoting pluralism as Syria’s insurgency topples Assad. Despite his attempts at moderation, doubts remain about his democratic intentions.
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00:00Bashar Assad left Syria, a farm for Iran's greed.
00:07This victory, my brothers, is for the Islamic nation.
00:10These were the first words of the insurgency leader known as Abu Muhammad al-Gholani that
00:15brought 50-year rule of the Assad family to an end.
00:19His real name is Ahmed al-Sharaa.
00:22The 42-year-old led the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group, and now he is the one to decide
00:27what comes next for Syria and how it will be governed.
00:31Started his quest years ago as an Islamic jihadist that had ties with Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa
00:36has rebranded himself as a tolerant and moderate person who believes in decentralized government.
00:43Despite his attempts at moderation, doubts remain about his democratic intentions.
00:47His next steps will show if this is still a people's revolution or just another strongman's
00:52takeover through with an iron fist.