Six months after deposing Assad, Syria faces security, economic challenges

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has in six months established himself internationally and had crippling sanctions removed, but still needs to rebuild national institutions, revive the economy and unite the fractured country.

AFP looks at the main challenges facing Sharaa, whose Islamist-led coalition toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad on December 8.

– State building –

After ousting Assad, Sharaa has had to navigate four political entities, each with their own civil,…