The Syrian crisis a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine readjusted the priorities of the international and regional powers, leaving its own effects on various arenas and sectors.
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The Political Viability of Rekindling International Relations with the Syrian Regime
The devastating earthquake that struck Syria on February 6, 2023, provided a humanitarian window for some Arab countries to mobilize in order to launch a second initiative to normalize relations with the regime, following the stumbling and failure of the first initiative, which was announced by King Abdullah II in 2021.
Postponing the International donors' conference for the earthquake-affected people in Türkiye and Syria
It is likely that the Brussels International donors’ conference postponed due to both technical and political reasons. However, the presence of the regime, directly or indirectly, in the Brussels conference is considered a violation of the position of the European Union, which is defined in its three no's.
New tasks for the US-Led International Coalition in Syria after targeting Iranian sites in Deir Ez-Zor
On the morning of Wednesday, March 8, 2023, one of the headquarters of the Iranian militias in the Al-Hamidiyah neighborhood in the city of Deir Ezzor was bombed by the US-led International Coalition drones. The target site is a major narcotics manufacturing and production facility; as it contains raw materials and tablet presses for captagon pills production.
Why the Constitutional Committee file was absent in the Special Envoy briefing on Syria after the earthquake
The UN Special Envoy for Syria gave a new briefing to the Security Council. This is the first time which he did not address the Constitutional Committee. Instead, he returned back to talking about the step-by-step policy and the confidence-building process and the conditions conducive to it; so, what are the implications of this for the political process?
Potential UN response to Syria Earthquake
Analysis published Jusoor Center for Studies on the late UN response to address the earthquake that struck northwest Syria.
SDF Lunches wide-scale security operation against opponents in Raqqa
In January 25, 2023, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a wide-scale security operation. It covered the governorate of Raqqa as a whole in addition to the Serrin and its surrounding area eastern Aleppo. The operation is supported and covered by the US-led International coalition forces.
Border crossings between Turkey and the earthquake zones in northwest Syria
A map published by the Jusoor Center for Studies, in cooperation with the Infomagine Foundation, depicts the land crossings between Turkey and the affected areas after the
Mechanisms to address the Humanitarian Crisis in Northwest Syria
Mechanisms to address the Humanitarian Crisis in Northwest Syria Humanitarian catastrophe left by earthquake is expected to deplete all efforts for months as there is great humanitarian responsibility towards 100s of thousands of civilians in NW regions of Syria
Major Earthquake seriously affects northwestern areas of Syria
A series of earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, as its after-shocks and tremors reached Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, in one of the largest and most dangerous earthquakes in the world in a decade. This devastated cities and states in southern Turkey and northern and northwestern Syria.
Forecasting the Syrian scene in 2023
Reviewing the local and international developments that occurred in Syria in 2022 makes it seems like that 2023 does not bring major changes in the scene, with the exception of some repercussions resulting from the tense relations between international actors.
Turkish pinpoint operations in Syria against the PKK: Details and indications
More than two months have passed since Türkiye launched the "claw-sword" military air operation against the PKK and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Obviously, the level of escalation decreased 3 weeks after its announcement, which was on November 19, 2022.
