[HIGHLIGHTS] Will the Autonomous Administration in northeastern Syria be an alternative to the Damascus regime?

Since 2017, the Kurdish-majority Autonomous Administration has controlled large areas in northeastern Syria. The administration has been able to provide a level of security, economy, and autonomy that is relatively better than in areas under regime control.

But the administration project faces dangers represented by ISIS cells, the Assad regime and its local loyalists, Turkey and the factions loyal to it. Despite all of the Self-Administration’s steps towards strengthening its legitimacy, the demographic differentiation remain inadequate so far.