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Iraq’s Diyala Faces a New Insurgency
2018 was the safest year for Iraqis since the advent of the Islamic State (IS) in the summer of 2014, when the group seized control of the city of Mosul and threw much of the country into a state of open conflict. In spite of a brief surge of violence in the spring, …
By Trent Schoenborn
22 March 2019
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An Authoritarian Marriage of Convenience
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The Syrian regime’s connection to Germany’s right-wing populists While the Assad regime has proven …
By Sascha Ruppert
19 Mar 2019
Understanding Syria’s Military Deployments in Idlib
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On March 3, 2019, Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Tawhid raided a Syrian government checkpoint in Masasana, Hama, killing …
By Gregory Waters
10 Mar 2019
In the Aftermath of Shiladze
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During a routine search and destroy mission on 24 January 2019, Turkish Air Force (TAF) attack aircraft engaged …
By Trent Schoenborn
27 Feb 2019
The Sinai Insurgency Part 5; The Underground Economy
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In 2016 Hamas deployed several hundred fighters to the Gaza border as part of a deal reached with Egypt to prevent …
By Chris Gentry
18 Feb 2019
“Assad or We Burn the Country”
The Pillars of Authoritarian Resilience Part 1 In July 2018, in southern Iraq, protests erupted against government …
By Sascha Ruppert
13 Feb 2019
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SAS Injured in Syria: Shouldn’t We Understand What Went Wrong?
In early January, just a few weeks after US President Trump announced that the US-led coalition defeated IS, two …
By Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen
8 Feb 2019
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Hajin – The Last Stand of the Islamic State
The failure to break the YPG in Kobani was an omen of things to come. And now, as winter neared in 2018, the SDF was on the doorstep of the "capital" the remnants of IS had declared, in Hajin, a town of less than 30,000.
By Séamus Malekafzali
22 Dec 2018
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Compromise, Concession, and “The Railroad”
In the late hours of 23 November 2018, a year after the last major combat action between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) …
By Trent Schoenborn & Séamus Malekafzali
3 Dec 2018
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Anwar al-Awlaki’s Life after Death: ISIS, al-Qaida, and a Shared L…
There is a saying attributed to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, regarding the …
By Séamus Malekafzali
4 Oct 2018
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Tiger Forces, Part 4: Russia’s Partner Force
On 30 September 2015, Russia officially entered the Syrian Civil War alongside the Syrian government. Russian air, …
By Gregory Waters
25 Sep 2018
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Dwarfing the Giant: The Reality of Russia’s Military, Part I
In a recent interview, Dmitri Peskov echoed a statement from Vladimir Putin, ‘the Russian armed forces had …
By Stanimir Dobrev
19 Sep 2018
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The Sinai Insurgency, Part 4: The Egyptian Military In Crisis
On 14 April 2017, a video surfaced on to the Internet showing Egyptian military personnel executing 2 suspects
By Chris Gentry
12 Sep 2018
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Tiger Forces, Part 3: Roots in the Desert Hawks
Three years into the Syrian Civil War, the government had largely managed to halt rebel advances around Damascus by …
By Gregory Waters
6 Sep 2018
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“We Kneel Only to God”: HTS Chastises Allies in New Video
On 7 August 2018, Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) media channels announced the publication of a new propaganda piece, …
By Trent Schoenborn & Gregory Waters
24 Aug 2018
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Islamic State Propaganda during the Damascus Offensive
A series of defeats for the Islamic State (IS) through 2017 had reduced their territory in Syria to a handful of …
By Robert Postings
17 Aug 2018
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Anwar al-Awlaki’s Life after Death – Part I
Crafting the Aftermath On February 5, 2002, an American-born Islamic cleric named Anwar al-Awlaki was invited to …
By Séamus Malekafzali
14 Aug 2018
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قوات النمر, الجزء الأول: جرائم الحرب التي ارتكبتها مجموعات الفهود
هذا البحث الأول ضمن سلسلة ابحاث عن الميليشيا السورية الموالية للحكومة المعروفة باسم “قوات النمر”. سيوفر …
By Gregory Waters
4 Aug 2018
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Tiger Forces, Part 2: The Recruitment of Child Soldiers
Since the Syrian government captured Aleppo in December 2016 it has continued to shorten its front lines, seemingly …
By Gregory Waters
3 Aug 2018
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Tiger Forces, Part 1: The War Crimes of the “Cheetah” Groups
This is the first of several entries on the pro-government Syrian militia known as the Tiger Forces. Each entry …
By Gregory Waters
23 Jul 2018
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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 …
By Trent Schoenborn
19 Jul 2018
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The Sinai Insurgency, Part 3: The Tribal Aspect
As we have discussed in the last two articles, the Sinai conflict has recently intensified. The conflict in the …
By Chris Gentry
24 Jun 2018
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The Contradictions of Northern Syria
This article provides an overview of the geopolitical situation in Northern Syria. We’ll look at the history …
By Sebastian Gonano
5 Jun 2018
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Recent Islamic State Attacks in Indonesia
On 13 May 2018, two motorbikes drove up to the entrance of Santa Maria Catholic Church in Surabaya, Indonesia’s …
By Robert Postings
29 May 2018
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The Qiyam Phenomenon: Analysis of Syria’s Harakat al-Qiyam
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
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