Foreign actors in Syria: Who's involved and what are their stakes? | DW News

As Syrians continue to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime, the country now has a new interim prime minister. Mohammed al-Bashir previously governed a small rebel-controlled area in Syria's north-west. He takes over from the previous prime minister, who has been working with the rebels to coordinate the transfer of power since the fall of the government. Al-Bashir is tasked with forming a transitional government, and says it's time for "stability and calm." What regional and foreign powers will play a role in the transition process that follows the Assad rule?

Chapters:
00:00 Syria's new government
00:35 DW Correspondent Mohamad Chreyteh in Damascus
02:15 Mattias Ebert, Journalist in in Hasaka in the north-east of Syria
05:32 The Turkish perspective
14:50 Daniel Gerlach on the international players with stakes in Syria