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  • Tracking the Military Losses of the Syrian Civil War: January 2020
    January 2020 was remarkably violent when compared to the average monthly death toll from last year. This is due to a significant escalation of Syrian government military operations, particularly in the second half of the month, that continued into February on multiple …
    By Trent Schoenborn & Gregory Waters
    5 February 2020
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Current Syrian Army Deployments
    Conflict, News and Analysis, West & Central Asia
    Despite the decrease in the operational tempo of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) since last year, 2019 has seen the …
    By Gregory Waters
    13 Dec 2019
  • Governance by Corruption & Extortion
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
    The Pillars of Authoritarian Resilience Part 2 The most part are too busy in getting food, and the rest too …
    By Sascha Ruppert
    25 Jun 2019
  • Understanding Syria’s Military Deployments in Idlib
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    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
  • Tiger Forces, Part 4: Russia’s Partner Force
    Conflict, Profiles, West & Central Asia
    On 30 September 2015, Russia officially entered the Syrian Civil War alongside the Syrian government. Russian air, …
    By Gregory Waters
    25 Sep 2018
  • 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
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • 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
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Free Syria Police: A Difficult Road Ahead
    First deployed to Jarabulus in January 2017, the Free Syria Police (FSP) have since, expanded significantly, adding …
    By Robert Postings
    17 Feb 2018
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Free Syria Police: Creating Security and Stability in North Aleppo
    In the wake of the Turkish and rebel-affiliated campaign to capture the northern Aleppo countryside from the …
    By Robert Postings
    7 Feb 2018
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • The upward mobility of Aleppo’s Palestinians
    A look at the changing influence and evolving status of Palestinians in Syrian loyalist society.
    By Stanimir Dobrev
    20 Jan 2018
    Conflict, Economy, West & Central Asia
  • The Quest for Control – What does the spread of militias mean for …
    Syria's Bashar al-Assad remains in control thanks in part to a wide network of loyal militias. How will this affect him in the future?
    By Sebastian Gonano
    15 Dec 2017
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • The Promise of Local Councils: A Future for Syrians, by Syrians
    The Syrian government has not controlled large swathes of the country for nearly six years. In its absence, …
    By Gregory Waters
    21 Nov 2017
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • The Role of Sheikh Maqsoud during the Battle for Aleppo
    Sheikh Maqsoud is a district in the northern part of Aleppo city with a Kurdish majority population. Except for its …
    By Sebastian Gonano
    16 Nov 2017
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • City Profile: The City of Aleppo
    One of Syria's largest cities, Aleppo has seen war for nearly four years. What has become of it since the onset of conflict?
    By Sebastian Gonano
    25 Oct 2017
    Profiles, West & Central Asia
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