I think they are separate, but there is no way that ISIS will allow a democratic government in Syria.
Hmm. Your name notwithstanding, I’d rather have a secular tyrant in charge of a middle east country than an Islamic theocracy. A strongman is the only one who can keep the Islamofascist nuts at bay. Some peoples just aren’t cut out for democracy. I hate to say it and I never used to believe it, but I now think it’s true.