What we know about the Syrian committee tasked with drafting a constitutional declaration

Syria’s interim President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, appointed a seven-member committee on Sunday to draft a constitutional declaration for the transitional phase, over a month after he suspended the constitution under the Assad regimeThis task was made a priority after the Syrian National Dialogue Conference was held in Damascus last Tuesday, outlining the shape of the future state. While the de facto leader had initially estimated that the drafting of a new constitution could take up to three years, the text to govern the transition period could be validated by the end of Ramadan in late March.On social media, many users and Syrian observers commented on the names of the seven committee members unveiled on Sunday by the Syrian presidency’s office, including unexpected and relatively unknown figures. Notably, Sharaa was keen to appoint a man...