Military
BRIEF: SDF-Damascus talks stall as Kurds lose leverage
The ceasefire between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus has provided crucial cover for all parties to pursue negotiations towards a political solution for the north-east, and envoys from the SDF and Damascus have held a series of consultations...
BRIEF: SDF-Damascus talks stall as Kurds lose leverage
The ceasefire between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus has provided crucial cover for all parties to pursue negotiations...
BRIEF: Ceasefire pauses SDF-Damascus fighting
Over the course of a week between the 2nd and 7th October, a range of military flashpoints erupted across the...
BRIEF: Rising instability in south-west Syria
Amid the fallout of attacks in Suwayda and ongoing Israeli ground incursions, interim authorities’ governance patterns in the south-west have...
Political
ANALYSIS: Syria’s parliamentary elections & the crisis of representation
The 5th October 2025 parliamentary elections were presented as a landmark in Syria’s post-Assad transition, yet the process demonstrated authoritarian...
BRIEF: Suwayda ceasefire holds but internal divisions grow
For another week, there has been no change on the ground in Suwayda, with ceasefire violations limited to small-scale armed...
BRIEF: Suwayda roadmap agreement faces pushback
Building on the ceasefire brokered between Syria, Jordan and the US in late July, the three countries last week announced...
ANALYSIS: While New York greets al-Shara’a, grievances grow at home
As interim President Ahmad al-Shara’a travels to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, he departs an increasingly fractured...
BRIEF: Suwayda ceasefire holds, political talks stall amid mutual distrust
There has been no change to the map of control in Suwayda since ETANA’s last reporting in late August. Suwayda’s...
STUDY: Israel’s Strategy in South Syria
Download PDF On the same day that Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, Israeli...
BRIEF: Suwayda under siege
A tentative ceasefire that has mostly held in Suwayda since 20th July has yielded a new tactic from interim authorities:...
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