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  • An Analysis of Syrian NDF Media: 2014 – 2018
    Although numerous “popular committee” forces took up arms in support of the Syrian government in the wake of the 2011 uprising, they were not consolidated into the “National Defence Forces” (NDF, Quwat al-Difaa al-Watani) until the …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    19 July 2018
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • The Qiyam Phenomenon: Analysis of Syria’s Harakat al-Qiyam
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    On an unknown date in late August of 2017, a number of small rural insurgency cells in northern Syria came together …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    18 May 2018
  • Iraqi Pariahs Seek Redemption in Upcoming Elections
    Politics, West & Central Asia
    As the campaigning period for Iraq’s May 12th parliamentary elections begins in earnest, the politicians …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    4 May 2018
  • Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham Shifts Gears with “100+ Days” Propagan…
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    On February 4th, 2018, Syrian opposition organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) released a new propaganda video …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    9 Mar 2018
  • The Evolution of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation into a Political Unit
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
    On December 11th, 2017, Iraqi militia founder and spiritual leader, Muqtada al-Sadr made a groundbreaking …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    20 Feb 2018
  • Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers walk
    The “Ghost Soldier” Question in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan struggles with corruption, what lessons can it learn from Iraq's struggles with its own "ghost soldiers"?
    By Trent Schoenborn
    27 Dec 2017
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Leader Profile: Abu Ammar Taftanaz
    On November 29th, 2016, Ahrar al-Sham’s primary spokesman Abu Yusuf al-Muhajir announced quite suddenly that a …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    3 Nov 2017
    Profiles, West & Central Asia
  • Ismail Haniyeh – A New Face Of Hamas?
    After twenty years, Hamas has received a new political leader. Will he bring change to the organisation, or will he keep the status quo?
    By Trent Schoenborn
    15 Oct 2017
    Politics, West & Central Asia
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