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Analysis: The Syrian opposition is preparing for a post-Assad future, but fundamental challenges to a roadmap of democracy and civil liberties remain.

With a new government in Syria, the breakdown of the economy following years of mismanagement, sanctions, and corruption offers a chance for a new dawn.

The Syrian Arab Army is no more, an institution built to fight Israel that eventually ate itself due to rampant corruption and ineptitude.

Several EU states, led by Italy, are pushing to normalise relations with the Assad regime, but experts say the move endangers Syrian refugees in Europe.

Syrians will also be awaiting the 5 November elections to see which leader enters the White House, but few experts expect major changes to US-Syria policy.

Syria's Bashar Al-Assad faces a difficult tightrope walk as allies in the region, such as Hassan Nasrallah, are taken out by Israel in quick succession.