Aleppo Clashes End in Landmark Defeat for SDF
Damascus may push the group beyond the Euphrates
Damascus may push the group beyond the Euphrates
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.