Clawing back influence in the northeast, Russia brokers SDC-People’s Will Party agreement
Syria Update 7 September 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Clawing back influence in the northeast, Russia brokers SDC-People’s Will Party agreement In Depth Analysis On 31 August, media sources reported that a delegation of top Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) officials visiting Moscow signed a memorandum of understanding with the People’s Will Party, a […]
Self-Administration steps back from negotiations, as attacks step up across the northeast
Syria Update 31 August 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Self-Administration steps back from negotiations, as attacks step up across the northeast In Depth Analysis Tensions are simmering across northeast Syria as senior Kurdish political leadership effectively abnegated political negotiations with Damascus following months of talks that yielded few tangible results. The negotiations have […]
Cry Havoc: Assassinations Spark Anti-SDF Backlash
Syria Update 17 August 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Cry Havoc: Assassinations Spark Anti-SDF Backlash In Depth Analysis On 2 August, Sheikh Matsher Hammod Al Hafl of the Ekeidat (Ageidat) tribe was assassinated by unknown gunmen alongside his driver near Hawayej in rural Deir-ez-Zor. Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil Aboud Jadaan Al Hafl of the […]
Southern strategy: Russia is up. Is Damascus down?
Syria Update 3 August 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Southern strategy: Russia is up. Is Damascus down? In Depth Analysis On 28 July, 5th Corps fighters erupted into a public demonstration against the Government of Syria during a graduation ceremony for newly trained recruits in Busra Al-Sham, in eastern rural Dar’a governorate. In […]
Potemkin parliament: Baathists consolidate control as access to power shifts
Syria Update 27 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Potemkin parliament: Baathists consolidate control as access to power shifts In Depth Analysis On 21 July, Syrian media reported the official results of the country’s 19 July parliamentary elections. As expected, candidates belonging to the National Unity list secured a firm parliamentary majority, winning […]
VBIED attack on Russian-Turkish patrol triggers tit-for-tat retaliation
Syria Update 20 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version VBIED attack on Russian-Turkish patrol triggers tit-for-tat retaliation In Depth Analysis On 14 July, a VBIED targeted a joint Russian-Turkish patrol on the M4 near Ariha, in the western Idleb countryside. Three Russian soldiers were wounded, as was an unspecified number of Turkish fighters. […]
A pyrrhic victory for aid actors: cross-border resolution extended, but weakened
Syria Update 13 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version A pyrrhic victory for aid actors: cross-border resolution extended, but weakened In Depth Analysis Following days of uncertainty over competing draft resolutions and dueling vetoes in New York, the UN Security Council has re-authorized cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria under the UN umbrella, albeit […]
For the Syria response, parallels emerge as Russia exists the deconfliction system and resists the crossborder resolution
Syria Update 6 July 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version For the Syria response, parallels emerge as Russia exits the deconfliction system and resists the crossborder resolution In Depth Analysis On 25 June, Russia officially announced its withdrawal from the UN-led deconfliction system in Syria, an instrument intended to safeguard aid workers from illicit […]
Cash crash: Syria’s economic collapse and the fragmentation of the state
Cash crash: Syria’s economic collapse and the fragmentation of the state 6 July 2020 The Syrian economy is currently witnessing unprecedented volatility. To date, analysts have predominantly focused on the impact this crash has had on Syrian households, which are now facing acute financial pressure as poverty rates climb toward 90 percent, food insecurity skyrockets, […]
