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 […]

Syria Update: October 23 – October 29, 2019

Syria Update October 23 to October 29, 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 […]

Syria Update: October 16 – October 22, 2019

Syria Update October 16 to October 22, 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 […]

Potential Models of Governance in Northeast Syria

Local Governance in Northeast Syria 20 October, 2019 Download Table Of Contents Excutive Summary The ‘Spring of Peace’ military operation has seen the Turkish-backed National Army advance rapidly into northeast Syria, prompting the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to enter into a military agreement with the Government of Syria. As a result, Government of Syria forces […]

Syria Update: October 09 – October 15, 2019

Syria Update October 09 to October 15, 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 […]