Turkish Military Arsenal in syria
Introduction In late January, shortly after the Syrian regime forces gained control over the city of Maaret al-Numan in south Idlib, with Russian air and ground support, the Turkish army bega...
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The Jihadist Scene in January 2020
Summary The report presents the Jihadist situation in the Middle East and Africa for January 2020 by monitoring the most famous Jihadist organizations’ operations in Iraq, Syria and Africa. T...
Actors Positioning in 2019
Introduction With the start of 2019, the Syrian opposition was due for internal fighting between the National Front for Liberation and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) with HTS making every effort to expan...
The path of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
Inroduction On September 23, 2019, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the formation of the Syrian Constitutional Committee after the approval of the regime and the opposition...
Characterization and Effects of the Syrian Refugee Issue in Lebanon
Introduction By the middle of 2019, the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon had returned to the Lebanese political scene with the rise in populist rhetoric among some of the political parties particip...
Idlib between International Balances and Field Equations
Preface On 2 May 2019, Russia and the Syrian regime launched a ground campaign incursion in the countryside of northern and western Hama. The ground campaign comes in parallel to Russian and regime a...
Initiatives to Return Syrian Refugees What have they achieved in nine months?
Introduction The violations witnessed in Syria since 2011, especially the army and security services’ use of severe violence, resulted in nearly half of Syria’s population, around 5...
ISIS Post-Defeat, Where to?
First: Introduction and Prelude The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) was not coincidental but its ascent lasted for almost a decade amid an accumulation of consequentia...
ISIS Post-Defeat, Where to?
First: Introduction and Prelude The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) was not coincidental but its ascent lasted for almost a decade amid an accumulation of consequentia...
The Syrian Scene in 2019
Preface The year 2018 witnessed major changes on the political and field levels. Most of the changed have resulted from the processes that have started in the previous years. Russia and Iran have end...
Return of Refugees Opaque Initiatives and Absent Guarantee
Preface This summer witnessed dramatic field developments as the regime and its allied foreign forces were able to take control over the Syrian south shortly after taking control of Damascus countr...
War Economy in Syria
War Economy in Syria Funding and inter-trade relations between the conflicting forces in syria Preface The last seven years have caused transformations in all parts of Syria. The tota...
