Bump in the road for first Russian-Turkish patrol on the M4

Syria Update 16 March 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Bump in the road for first Russian-Turkish patrol on the M4 In Depth Analysis On 15 March, Turkish and Russian forces conducted their first joint military patrol along the M4 highway in Idleb governorate, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. However, the […]

Erdogan and Putin push pause on Idleb

Syria Update 9 March 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Erdogan and Putin push pause on Idleb In Depth Analysis On 5 March, Russia and Turkey reached a ceasefire agreement that freezes frontlines in northwest Syria, establishes a new ‘security corridor’ along the M4 highway, and creates a framework for joint Russian-Turkish military patrols. […]

Russia steps aside as Turkey steps up northwest attacks

Syria Update 2 March 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Russia steps aside as Turkey steps up northwest attacks In Depth Analysis Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s end-of-February deadline for Government of Syria forces to retreat from frontlines in Idleb has elapsed with a flurry of attacks that have brought Turkish forces and the […]

What Remains?: A Postmortem Analysis of the Cross-Border Response in Dar’a

What Remains?: A Postmortem Analysis of the Cross-Border Response in Dar’a 27 February 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Executive Summary This paper examines the post-reconciliation status of the humanitarian and development response in Dar’a governorate following the Government of Syria military takeover; it aims to widen discussions on novel ways in which international […]

TPM Risk Factors​

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Syria Update 24 February 2020

Syria Update 24 February 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Two aid workers killed as southern Syria teeters on the brink In Depth Analysis On 19 February, two local aid workers employed by Oxfam were killed by unidentified gunmen when their vehicle came under attack on the road between Mzeireb and Yadoudeh, in rural […]

Syria Update 17 February 2020

Syria Update 17 February 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Turkey and Russia at loggerheads in Idleb: Sochi agreement now at stake In Depth Analysis The worst displacement crisis of the Syria conflict continues to grow as the Government of Syria’s military assault in northwest Syria carries on unabated. On 12 February, UN and […]

Function Over Form: Rethinking Civil Society in Government-held Syria

Function Over Form: Rethinking Civil Society in Government-held Syria 11 February 2020 Table Of Contents Download Report PDF Version Download Annex Purpose This paper, and the assertions within it, were primarily informed by an examination of civil society actors in Syria for the purpose of identifying alternative programmatic opportunities. The conclusions of this research, as […]

Syria Update 10 February 2020

Syria Update 10 February 2020 Table Of Contents Download PDF Version Idleb Fighting Heats Up as Ankara and Damascus Vie For Leverage In Depth Analysis On 8 February, media sources reported that high-level Russian and Turkish delegations met in Ankara to discuss steps to de-escalate the rapidly intensifying conflict in northwest Syria. Reportedly, the parties […]