BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 25 (UPI) -- Syria, which experienced a renewed wave of sectarian violence last week targeting the predominantly Druze southern province, remains far from achieving genuine national reconciliation, a meaningful political settlement and unity, analysts said.
Syria's new leader, Ahmad Sharaa, a former Jihadist, has gradually gained Arab and international support since he ascended to power after toppling President Bashar Assad in December.
But the most significant shift came from the United States, when President Trump met with him in Saudi Arabia in May and announced the lifting of sanctions that had been imposed during Assad's rule.
Trump decided to give Sharaa a chance on the basis that a stable Syria is crucial to peace and security in the Middle East.
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