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The Military Casualties of the Syrian Civil War in 2020
The long-burning civil war in Syria, now heading into its tenth year, has arguably reached an impasse in which the regime has won a military victory but has failed to regain control of the entire country, and is now facing crippling economic and social crises. The …
By Trent Schoenborn & Gregory Waters
18 January 2021
Conflict, West & Central Asia

The Facets of Annihilation
Conflict, West & Central Asia
The involvement of medical personnel in the Assad regime's counter-insurgency sheds light on the extent of the genocidal violence that has permeated Syria in the ninth year of its conflict. A process with continuing progress.
By Sascha Ruppert
31 Aug 2020
The Starvation State
Conflict, Economy, West & Central Asia
While historically a grain exporting country, on the eve of its civil war, Syria had been importing grain for a …
By Stanimir Dobrev
13 May 2020
The Dynamics of Tyranny
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
On the Necessity of Lasting Antagonism: “Terror is not the same as violence; it is, rather, the form of …
By Sascha Ruppert
22 Mar 2020
Tracking the Military Losses of the Syrian Civil War: February 2020
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
If January was anything to go by, observers of the Syrian Civil War would have assumed February would be an active …
By Trent Schoenborn & Gregory Waters
12 Mar 2020

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 …
By Trent Schoenborn & Gregory Waters
5 Feb 2020
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Battle for Kabani: A Rare Defeat for the Syrian Army in 2019
On December 29, 2019, the 4th Division announced that “after achieving the desired goals in Latakia” it …
By Gregory Waters
6 Jan 2020
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Aiding & Abetting
On the Limits of Humanitarian Work in Syria Food is a weapon – a very effective weapon. People don’t …
By Sascha Ruppert
22 Oct 2019
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Syria’s Border Guards: From Auxiliary to Frontlines
On June 9, 2019, rebel inghimashi fighters stormed a Syrian regime position in Jebal Turkmen, Latakia, killing at …
By Gregory Waters
25 Sep 2019
Conflict, Profiles, West & Central Asia
The Syrian Regime Turns On Its Patrons: Rami Makhlouf’s Fall From …
As Syria’s seemingly endless civil war continues to scorch the countryside, the Syrian government has been forced …
By Trent Schoenborn
11 Sep 2019
Conflict, Politics, Profiles, West & Central Asia
The 25th Division: Syria’s Tiger Forces get Rebranded
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
News and Analysis, Politics, West & Central Asia
Flames of War: Arson As a Weapon of Conflict in Syria and Iraq
Beginning in the second week of May, farmers in the vicinity of the Qarachoqh Mountain began reporting unusual …
By Trent Schoenborn
1 Jul 2019
Conflict, Economy, West & Central Asia
Governance by Corruption & Extortion
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
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
In the Hospitality of the Commander
An Analysis of a Message from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The first picture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in years. It is the …
By Séamus Malekafzali
2 May 2019
Conflict, West & Central Asia
An Authoritarian Marriage of Convenience
The Syrian regime’s connection to Germany’s right-wing populists While the Assad regime has proven …
By Sascha Ruppert
19 Mar 2019
Conflict, Europe, Politics, Profiles, West & Central Asia
Understanding Syria’s Military Deployments in Idlib
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
Conflict, West & Central Asia
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
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
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
Conflict, West & Central Asia
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
Conflict, West & Central Asia
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
Conflict, Profiles, West & Central Asia
The Fight for the Syrian Economy Appears Lost
While on the battlefield Damascus and its allies seem to be achieving victory after victory, the fight for the …
By Stanimir Dobrev
21 Aug 2018
Economy, West & Central Asia
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
Conflict, West & Central Asia
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
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
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia

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