Aleppo Firefight Fuels Fears for SDF Deal
Kurdish force uses Syria’s second city as a pressure point
Kurdish force uses Syria’s second city as a pressure point
Membership could mean sanctions relief and leverage in northeast
Damascus is missing out on a vast source of reconstruction funds
The SDF’s autonomy project faces major external pressures.
The operation raised suspicions of external involvement
Al-Sharaa gets ahead of the curve
Assad’s departure places the Autonomous Administration in doubt
A major operation shifts the balance of power in Eastern Syria
IS steps up the economic pressure on its adversaries.
The SDF appears keen to reduce Al-Hasakah’s Arab population.
The patrols were central to a Russian-Turkish deal to tackle the PKK.
Explaining Türkiye’s shift from military strikes to intel-backed targeted killings.