While the pause in direct hostilities between Israel and Iran has provided a measure of respite and temporarily eased tensions across the south-west, the economic fallout from soaring fuel prices...

Despite continued setbacks and signs of local resistance, the last month saw tangible steps towards incorporating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) units into the Syrian army. One of the most concrete...

Syria’s transition to date has been overwhelmingly defined by a stabilization-first approach, both by new Syrian authorities under interim President Ahmad al-Shara’a and international partner-states. This approach prioritizes consolidation of...

For months, Suwayda has been locked in stalemate: political talks have gone nowhere; neither side has proven willing or able to fundamentally alter the military situation on the ground. As...

While military integration talks between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus have remained constructive, translating paper agreements into tangible implementation is likely to provoke significant local reactions. This dynamic...

Despite the ongoing regional war pitting Israel and the US forces against Iran, and the proliferation of Iranian projectiles and interceptor missiles in south-west Syria’s airspace, the security situation has...

A street quarrel between two Sunni men and local Christians in the Orthodox town of Al-Suqaylabiyeh in north-west Hama escalated into sectarian violence last week, when Sunni residents from the...

On 19th March, four National Guard members were ambushed by Internal Security units. The subsequent clashes, which drew in additional forces from both sides, represents one of the most significant...

Download PDF Through negotiations on integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Self Administration institutions as well as some conciliatory political appointments, north-east Syria’s ceasefire/integration agreement is seeing a unique—albeit...

After weeks of fierce fighting in north-east Syria between interim authorities and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), gradual implementation of the ceasefire/integration agreement reached between the two sides in late...