Israel is stepping up is provocative activities in south-west Syria: November saw an increase in cross-border ground incursions and raids into Quneitra and Daraa. Even more concerning, Israeli Prime Minister...

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...

While the July ceasefire agreement and subsequent roadmap have maintained a marked decline in large-scale clashes, Suwayda’s truce is still tenuous. Continued sporadic armed incidents—including checkpoint skirmishes, targeted attacks on...

The 5th October 2025 parliamentary elections were presented as a landmark in Syria’s post-Assad transition, yet the process demonstrated authoritarian consolidation rather than progressive change. Conducted through appointments and closely...

Over the course of a week between the 2nd and 7th October, a range of military flashpoints erupted across the north-east, triggering a crisis-within-a-crisis in Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority districts, Sheikh Maqsoud...

Amid the fallout of attacks in Suwayda and ongoing Israeli ground incursions, interim authorities’ governance patterns in the south-west have seen little change. Damascus continues to rely on Hay’at Tahrir...

For another week, there has been no change on the ground in Suwayda, with ceasefire violations limited to small-scale armed exchanges. Interim President Ahmad al-Shara’a’s administration appear to be using...

Building on the ceasefire brokered between Syria, Jordan and the US in late July, the three countries last week announced a “roadmap” designed to end the stand-off in south Syria....

As interim President Ahmad al-Shara’a travels to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, he departs an increasingly fractured country. In power since Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow last...

There has been no change to the map of control in Suwayda since ETANA’s last reporting in late August. Suwayda’s ceasefire is holding, but prospects for long-term stability in the...