Anti-regime protests concentrated in Daraa and Suwayda provinces have been held on an almost daily basis since 16th August. Demonstrators, frustrated by poor living conditions and a plummeting economy, are demanding the removal of Assad...

The 8th May airstrike that killed smuggling kingpin Marai al-Ramthan fundamentally altered the state of drug smuggling in south Syria, already a hotspot of instability. Despite the regime’s performative engagement...

Although far smaller than protests currently sweeping neighboring Suwayda, anti-regime demonstrations have continued in Daraa on an almost daily basis since 20th August. Instead of attempting to quell the dissent...

While armed clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and an alliance of tribal groups continues across rural Deir Ezzor, the conflict may be reaching a pivotal junction as the...

In early April 2023 Lebanese army units and security agencies launched a two-month campaign to forcibly deport Syrian refugees across the border into Syria. Using a combination of field monitoring...

The popular protest movement that ignited across southern Syria on 20th August has escalated rapidly, with over 10,000 protesters participating in anti-regime demonstrations in more than 200 locations in the...

The first week of popular demonstrations in south Syria have concentrated in Suwayda province. Protests in the Druze-majority region first emerged in response to the regime’s gross mismanagement of the collapsing...

Fresh anti-regime protests have hit south Syria, marking the most significant displays of public anger since 2011. Thousands of protestors have gathered and blocked roads while workers in Suwayda paralyzed...

This reporting period covers the month of July. In mid-July, Brigadier-General Manaf Tlass, defector Syrian army officer and former regime insider, announced the creation of a new military organization operating...

This reporting period covers the month of July.Major clashes between the majority-Arab Deir Ezzor Military Council and other factions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have rocked Deir Ezzor province...