Explosions in Damascus during Macron's visit to Syria

Germany

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4 SOURCES

Berlin is gauging the fragility of the Syrian transition in light of these explosions, a year and a half after Assad's fall, even as French diplomacy seeks to anchor Damascus in a new era.

Australia

2 SOURCES

Western Partners · 2 of 9 countries

Canberra is eyeing the security fragility of post-Assad Syria, exposed by the explosions that occurred during Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus.

Egypt

2 SOURCES

Cairo is gauging the persistent security fragility of post-Assad Syria, as revealed by the explosions in Damascus, while consolidating its own strategic partnership with Paris.

United States

3 SOURCES

The United States views the Damascus explosions as a test of the solidity of Syrian power more than a direct threat against Macron, on the eve of a NATO summit where Trump is set to meet Ahmad al-Sharaa.

France

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6 SOURCES

Western Partners · 2 of 9 countries

Paris views the Damascus explosions as a test of resilience for its diplomacy of reengagement with the new Syria, rather than a rebuff of the presidential visit.

Israel

2 SOURCES

Jerusalem is questioning the solidity of Ahmad al-Sharaa's power, revealed by the explosions that occurred during Macron's visit to Damascus.

United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

London is eyeing the fragility of the Syrian gamble that Macron has just taken, exposed live by two explosions in Damascus.

Russia

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5 SOURCES

Russian Perspective · 1 of 9 countries

Moscow is separating diplomatic communication from the Syrian security chaos, highlighting the fragility of the post-Assad transition despite Western eagerness to normalize relations with Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Turkey

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2 SOURCES

Turkey is gauging the fragility of the Syrian transition in light of the two explosions that occurred in Damascus during Emmanuel Macron's visit, just hours before the French president's arrival at the NATO summit it is hosting.