An observer of America’s policy in Syria realizes with certainty its persistent endeavor to tighten its influence and control over the country, to steer the transitional phase in a way that serves its interests and those of its allies, and to direct the administration of Syria so that Syria’s domestic and foreign policies, its identity, and the form of its political system are shaped according to America’s interests and vision. It will not enable Syria to achieve genuine political independence or the stability it claims to be seeking.

Therefore, America’s demands on the new administration have followed one after another, serving its schemes for the region—the most important of which is establishing regional relationships that align with its vision. It has linked its support for this administration to a set of security and political dossiers, including combating “terrorism,” protecting small ethnic groups, proceeding with security negotiations and normalization with the usurping Jewish entity, and ultimately signing the Abraham Accords.

It is no longer hidden from anyone that America exerted its utmost effort to eliminate the revolution of Ash-Sham and preserve its agent Bashar, but Allah (swt) honored the people of Ash-Sham and bestowed victory upon them. Thus, the tyrant of Ash-Sham and his henchmen fled, and yesterday’s revolutionaries reached the seat of power—only to surrender their decision-making to America. They do not oppose any command from it, nor do they refuse any request!

However, fear within America and the Jewish entity remains persistent—a fear of the spirit of Jihad among the people of Ash-Sham. Therefore, eliminating this spirit has been the primary objective that America seeks to achieve in order to solidify its control over Syria, for the mere subservience of the rulers does not guarantee that the popular base and the sincere mujahideen will not revolt, especially since they constitute the majority of the new army.

Multiple parties have shared the roles of tightening control, with Syria’s new rulers playing their part to appease America. They maintained the previous constitution and man-made laws to entrench the concepts of a civil state, stripping the new state of its Islamic identity and marginalizing Shariah rulings. They limited themselves to carrying out minor legal reforms that are barely noticeable or worth mentioning, despite more than two years having passed since the fall of the Assad regime.

The new administration also deliberately retained most of the previous administrative cadres under the pretext that government departments needed their expertise and could not do without them. Many of these individuals hold important and sensitive positions, all under the guise of preserving civil peace and maintaining the diversity of the social fabric.

As for the so-called “national reconciliation,” it plays a significant role in exonerating many of those who, prior to Bashar’s fall, committed atrocities against the people of the revolution. These deliberate actions marginalized the revolution’s support base and deprived it of its rights—the very base that sacrificed everything precious, endured the most horrific forms of criminality, and has now begun to harbor a profound question: “Was it for this that we sacrificed tens of thousands of martyrs?”

Among the most important actions to eliminate the revolutionary spirit is abandoning all previous revolutionary slogans and goals, renouncing the constants of the revolution of Al-Sham, and turning against it, so that man-made laws remain, all Islamic proposals disappear, and even Islamic slogans are banned—as happened when the Syrian Ministry of Defense issued a circular on 24 August 2025 stipulating that military personnel are prohibited from wearing any badges or slogans except those officially issued by the ministry.

Similarly, the outdated concept of “nationalism” has become the focal point of political discourse and the basis for political movements and stances. The issue of Palestine and what is happening in Gaza are no longer our concern; the utmost we demand is a return to the Disengagement Agreement signed with the Jewish entity in 1974 under the supervision of the then-US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger.

It is noteworthy that a number of officials in Syria have begun using the word “crisis” instead of the term “revolution,” as a preliminary step to eliminate it from official political usage initially, to be completely abolished later, so that the concepts of revolution gradually disappear from people’s hearts. All of this is in response to American demands to eliminate the revolutionary and Islamic spirit spreading among the people of Ash-Sham—amounting to presenting credentials to win America’s favor, even at the expense of Allah’s pleasure and the sentiments of the sincere people of Ash-Sham.

On the other hand, America is trying to tighten its control over resources, especially oil and gas in Syria. Contracts have been signed with numerous American oil companies to develop, rehabilitate, and explore for oil and gas in Syria, all under the supervision of American envoy Tom Barrack, who stated after the American company Chevron signed a contract to explore for oil and gas in Syrian territorial waters in the Mediterranean on 4 February 2026, that: “Today marks a significant milestone for the people of Iraq and for one of America’s leading energy companies, Chevron. This partnership reflects strong support for @POTUS vision of promoting peace through shared prosperity in the Middle East.” Additionally, many other American companies are operating in the oil and gas sector in Syria, with one company’s share in the rehabilitation and operation of the Rumaila Oil Field, according to some sources, exceeding 60 percent.

It is well known that America is seeking to benefit from Syria’s location as a link between Iraq and the Mediterranean, due to the importance of energy sources and their supply lines for American interests.

Nor is this all; many investments and public interests have been privatized, leading to the concentration of a capitalist economy in the country, with its resources falling into the hands of capitalists and major corporations, at a time when real guardianship for the people is absent, causing poverty and need to increase. This is a policy aimed at preoccupying people with their daily sustenance so that they accept the overturning of what they once held as established truths.

In addition to what we have mentioned, maintaining ties with international laws and institutions affiliated with the United Nations system ensures that Syria remains within the colonialist international order, while linking its economy to international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank guarantees the subjugation of political decision-making to economic dependency.

There are also operations specifically targeting the structure of the new army. Foremost among these is what the Jewish entity is doing: destroying weapons depots, especially heavy weapons and missiles, carrying out repeated incursions into Syrian territory, and seizing land without eliciting any response or even a notable political stance.

And because the majority of the army’s structure consists of revolutionaries, it became necessary to change the army’s intellectual structure by imposing the idea of soldiering within national borders and carrying out operations of marginalization and exclusion against anyone who refuses to submit to that. But the more dangerous aspect is the manipulation of the army’s composition, whereby military formations that do not have an orientation of Jihad are introduced into its structure, such as the SDF organization—which was fighting it just yesterday—in what is termed an “integration,” all under American supervision. The president of Syria, Ahmad al-Shara’, stated in an interview with The Washington Post published on 11 November 2025: “I believe the best solution is that the U.S. troops present in Syria should supervise the integration [of the SDF into the central government’s security forces].”

This integration, which will also be under American supervision, is a crucial part of a comprehensive plan being carried out by all parties on the Syrian scene, so that America can complete its tightening of control over Syria.

And this cunning will only fail when the sincere ones reclaim their resolve, sever the hand of the states conspiring against us, and place their trust in Allah (swt), who has honored us and graced us with victory. Let us strive sincerely to establish the ruling governance of Allah (swt) on earth, so that we may achieve our honor and success in this world and the Hereafter.

* Head of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Syria