Post-Assad Parliament Watch: Syria’s first parliament after Assad’s fall spotlights women lawmakers’ diversity, with 22 of 207 seats held by women and 15 appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, including a TV actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hardline Islamist commander. Security & Stability: A bombing in Jaramana, a Damascus suburb, killed at least two people and wounded more than a dozen, with authorities citing an explosive device in a minivan taxi; the attack adds pressure to interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s push to tighten control and reassure minorities. Regional Diplomacy: Türkiye and Syria pledged closer defense and counter-terrorism cooperation in Ankara, with Damascus seeking a “free Syria” by dismantling unlawful armed groups and both sides backing a High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council and a planned regional railway corridor. Refugee & Residency Costs: In Erbil, a Kurdish National Council delegation met the refugee residency center to press for solutions to the high cost of medical tests required for Syrian refugees’ residency renewals. Deradicalization Focus: A new analysis argues youth radicalization is driven by identity, digital recruitment and socioeconomic grievances, and says deradicalization must combine education, family support, mental health care and real economic opportunity—not just security measures.