I was so fuckin worried that Syria was about to regress since it was slow progress to establish a newer fairer government, but they just abolished the Assad-era terrorism courts and nullified all previous rulings so things are looking up. It almost seems like, of all things, even the Kurds and Turkey are getting along (or at least not killing each other), as bizarre as that is.

Looks like Russia and China being preoccupied with Ukraine and Iran has had some beneficial effects.