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A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state

Inquiry

The Committee is examining the UK Government’s approach to Syria following the collapse of the Assad Regime in December 2024 and the establishment of a transitional government. 

The inquiry will determine what the UK’s diplomatic, security, humanitarian and accountability strategies are in the region, given the rapidly changing political landscape, and how the UK can best support Syria’s stability and regional security. 

It will also consider whether the UK government should have greater oversight of Syria’s transitional government and how that can be carried out to the best effect.

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Past events

Monday 7 September 2026
1:00pm Private
1:30pm Public
A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Oral evidence 7 September 2026
1:30pm
  • Dr Neil Quilliam (Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House)
  • Dr Reem Turkmani (Assistant Professor at London School of Economics Middle East Centre)
2:15pm
  • Jon Wilks (Advisor at Syria Britain Business Centre, Associate Fellow, MENA Programme at Chatham House, Former Syria Envoy at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Former British Ambassador at Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Yemen)
  • Charlotte Leslie (Director at Conservative Middle East Council)
3:00pm
  • H.E. Hind Kabawat (Minister of Social and Labour Affairs at the Syrian Government)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA