Syria Update: 20 – 26 November 2019

Syria Update 20 – 26 November 2019 Download Table Of Contents The Syria Update is divided into two sections. The first section provides an in-depth analysis of key issues and dynamics related to wartime and post-conflict Syria. The second section provides a comprehensive whole of Syria review, detailing events and incidents, and analysis of their […]

Syria Update: 13 – 19 November 2019

Syria Update 13 – 19 November 2019 Download Table Of Contents The Syria Update is divided into two sections. The first section provides an in-depth analysis of key issues and dynamics related to wartime and post-conflict Syria. The second section provides a comprehensive whole of Syria review, detailing events and incidents, and analysis of their […]

‘Land Swaps’: Russian-Turkish Territorial Exchanges in Northern Syria

Executive Summary The recently announced Turkish-Russian Memorandum of Understanding, signed on October 22, has essentially granted Turkey direct control over a large segment of northeast Syria. Naturally, the Turkish incursion into northeast Syria has and will continue to have a massive impact on local political dynamics in that region. However, here it is worth bearing […]

‘Land Swaps’: Russian-Turkish Territorial Exchanges in Northern Syria

‘Land Swaps’: Russian-Turkish Territorial Exchanges in Northern Syria   Executive Summary The recently announced Turkish-Russian Memorandum of Understanding, signed on October 22, has essentially granted Turkey direct control over a large segment of northeast Syria. Naturally, the Turkish incursion into northeast Syria has and will continue to have a massive impact on local political dynamics […]

Syria Update: 06 – 12 November 2019

Syria Update 06 – 12 November, 2019 Download Table Of Contents The Syria Update is divided into two sections. The first section provides an in-depth analysis of key issues and dynamics related to wartime and post-conflict Syria. The second section provides a comprehensive whole of Syria review, detailing events and incidents, and analysis of their […]

Syria Update: 30 October – November 05, 2019

Syria Update 30 October to November 05, 2019 Image caption: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad conducts a wide-ranging television interview on 31 October. Image courtesy of SANA. Download Table Of Contents The Syria Update is divided into two sections. The first section provides an in-depth analysis of key issues and dynamics related to wartime and post-conflict […]

Shifting Sands: Arab Tribal Political Realignment in Northeastern Syria

Shifting Sands: Arab Tribal Political Realignment in Northeastern Syria 02 November, 2019 Cover Image Caption: Members of the SDF attend a funeral for an Arab SDF combatant killed in eastern Deir-ez-Zor in June 2019.  Image courtesy of AFP. Download Table Of Contents Executive Summary Nearly every military and political reality in northeastern Syria has been […]