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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
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The 25th Division: Syria’s Tiger Forces get Rebranded
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On the evening of August 28, members and commanders of Syria’s Tiger Forces began posting on Facebook variations of …
By Gregory Waters
30 Aug 2019
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
Dwarfing the Giant: The Reality of Russia’s Military, Part II
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Author’s disclaimer: For the purposes of narrative flow, certain Air Force sub-units have been lumped with …
By Stanimir Dobrev
14 Nov 2018
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 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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Narrative and Information: Russian Cyber Operations
The primary focus of this article is Russian cyber-operational strategy in Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine …
By Harry Stebbins
17 Apr 2018
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The Art of Constantly Changing Narratives – Part I: Russia
To anyone familiar with the media landscape surrounding Syria, Russia’s presence in the war has always been …
By Séamus Malekafzali
12 Apr 2018
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Pandora’s Box: The Democratisation of Drone Warfare
On the night of January 6, 2018, 13 drones took off from a location in Northern Syria. Made from plastic, foam and …
By Michael Cruickshank
4 Mar 2018
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Inside the U.S. coalition attack on Syrian forces in Deir-ez-Zor
This article was updated on February 13, 2018 as new information came out confirming at least twelve Russian deaths …
By Gregory Waters
10 Feb 2018
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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
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Rosneft and its Foreclosure of the Russian State
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has defied expectations. Following the recent sentencing of Ulyukayev, the former Russian …
By Stanimir Dobrev
9 Jan 2018
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