Download PDF On the same day that Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, Israeli forces entered Syrian territory for the first time in decades—supposedly...

A tentative ceasefire that has mostly held in Suwayda since 20th July has yielded a new tactic from interim authorities: a government-imposed blockade. While a small number of Syrian Arab...

Despite scattered and not insignificant bouts of fighting since the tripartite ceasefire came into effect last weekend, the general picture from Suwayda at the moment is one of tense calm....

The Suwayda crisis has laid bare the dangers of militarised governance, exclusionary politics, and top-down transition models. Without a fundamental step-change in how governance operates, one that centres inclusion and...

After a series of different ceasefires beginning late Friday evening failed to halt fighting or force withdrawals from Suwayda by Bedouin fighters, a meeting in Amman held between Syrian, Jordanian...

Despite interim authorities fully withdrawing all its forces and affiliated armed groups from Suwayda following a tentative truce reached mid-week, Bedouin armed groups launched a new attack on the province’s...

After a kidnapping incident prompted fierce clashes between Bedouin groups and Druze factions in western Suwayda, the interim Ministry of Defense deployed more than 12,000 troops in an apparent bid...

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syria found itself at a critical juncture, a turbulent phase marked by deep political, legal, and social ruptures. The burden of rebuilding a...

Download PDF Published in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Lebanon, this study assesses returns by refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime...

One week ago, Israel launched a wave of aerial attacks targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders and scientists, and other key infrastructure across Iran....