let's speak to dr rim turkmani — director of syria conflict research programme at the london school ofial time for syria. what is your feeling in terms of where this is going, whether it is going to be a peaceful transition of orderly power, or whether syria will descend into a libya—style situation with with a civil war going on for years? i with a civil war going on for ears? ~ years? i think while we celebrate _ years? i think while we celebrate to _ years? i think while we celebrate to see - years? i think while we celebrate to see the i years? i think while we l celebrate to see the back years? i think while we - celebrate to see the back of assad with not much bloodshed, we have reasons to be concerned. there is a possibility of bloodshed that doesn't seem very likely. this is notjust credit to the armed groups, but the civil society and those people who stepped in, forming civic peace initiative, there was a good spirit and no one wants to fight any more. this is one reason why the regime collapsed so quickly. nobody wanted to fight on its behalf. but we have to worry about what

she is the director of syria conflict research programme at the london school of economics. r of the women's advisory board to the un special envoy to syria. thank you forjoining us. i may thank you for “oining us. i may think keeping — thank you forjoining us. i may think keeping in _ thank you forjoining us. i may think keeping in touch - thank you forjoining us. i may think keeping in touch with - think keeping in touch with family is back into rear including your sister, what are they telling you about what's happening?— they telling you about what's haueninu? j happening? while they're happy that the regime _ happening? while they're happy that the regime is _ happening? while they're happy that the regime is gone - that the regime is gone forever, we hope, a very anxious and they've just sent me pictures that has been aerial shelling but there was an aerial attack. she showed me the pictures of the smoke coming out of the sides of the bombing, there has been looting, my sister has been looted, and know for certain that european embassy has been looted as well but they d

the regime change continues to take shape i've been speaking with the director of the syria conflict research programmeer into the question of the tradition in syria, i like to begin by talking about how people in the country are currently faring. can you give us an idea about when it comes to their humanitarian need, infrastructure and so long, how people doing? i think the daily lives of ordinary syrians are very significantly depending on the region. in many of the areas that were previously under regime control there is a sense of relief that the syrian regime is gone. however the coastal areas and part of the countryside, few persist about what the future might hold and retribution for that in the northeast, which is tension, fears about potential clashes with turkey backed forces. despite the regional differences the one common thread that unites most syrians is really the daily struggle to survive. if you lookjust before the fall of the assad regime already we had about 70 million peoples requiring humanitarian aid. 90% the syrians were in poverty. around 13 million were food insecure. these num

syria, but also one of uncertainty. yogita limaye, bbc news, damascus. let's speak to dr rim turkmani, the syria research director at the conflict and civicness research group at lse. thank you for coming on the programmew thank you for coming on the - programme._ how do programme. thank you. how do ou programme. thank you. how do you assess _ programme. thank you. how do you assess the _ programme. thank you. how do you assess the potential- programme. thank you. how do you assess the potential threatl you assess the potential threat to minorities in syria? the threat is — to minorities in syria? the threat is possible - to minorities in syria? the threat is possible but - to minorities in syria? tue: threat is possible but mainly in the countryside and not in the cities. while everyone is veryjoyful the cities. while everyone is very joyful that the cities. while everyone is veryjoyful that bashar very joyful that bashar al—assad is veryjoyful that bashar al—assad is finally gone, they do not have the capacity to stretch overnight from controlling one province to an entire country. they are focusing right now on the security of the cities. the countryside is not entirely under their control. most of