Skip to content
Conflict
Economy
Energy
Politics
Profiles
Regions
Global
Asia
East Asia
Europe
North Africa
North America
North Asia
South & Southeast Asia
West & Central Asia
Support us
Tracking the Military Losses of the Syrian Civil War: February 2020
If January was anything to go by, observers of the Syrian Civil War would have assumed February would be an active month. Few would have guessed the extent to which one of the war’s major regional players, Turkey, would go to assert itself in a conflict that is …
By Trent Schoenborn & Gregory Waters
12 March 2020
Conflict
,
Politics
,
West & Central Asia
The Syrian Regime Turns On Its Patrons: Rami Makhlouf’s Fall From …
Conflict
,
Politics
,
Profiles
,
West & Central Asia
As Syria’s seemingly endless civil war continues to scorch the countryside, the Syrian government has been forced …
By Trent Schoenborn
11 Sep 2019
The 25th Division: Syria’s Tiger Forces get Rebranded
News and Analysis
,
Politics
,
West & Central Asia
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
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 3: Roots in the Desert Hawks
Conflict
,
West & Central Asia
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
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
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
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
International Review
Conflict
Economy
Energy
Politics
Profiles
Regions
▼
Global
Asia
East Asia
Europe
North Africa
North America
North Asia
South & Southeast Asia
West & Central Asia
Support us
12 March 2020
