BRIEF: Suwayda roadmap agreement faces pushback

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BRIEF: Suwayda roadmap agreement faces pushback

September 24, 2025

Building on the ceasefire brokered between Syria, Jordan and the US in late July, the three countries last week announced ...

Brief

BRIEF: Cross-Border Smuggling After the Regime’s Collapse

April 24, 2025

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has precipitated the end of the industrial-scale narcotics trafficking operation run by ...

Narcotics officers under Syria’s interim Ministry of Interior destroy Captagon pills seized during a raid of the 4th Division’s headquarters. (Photo: Levant 24)

Brief

BRIEF: Arms & Drug Smuggling in Syria After Assad

January 29, 2025

While the industrial-scale drug trade of the Bashar al-Assad era is over, cross-border smuggling from Syria has not stopped altogether. ...

Brief

Syria Military Brief: North-East Syria – January 2024

February 12, 2024

January marked one of the most violent and sustained periods of hostilities between Iranian-backed militias and US and International Coalition ...

In mid-December, Israeli forces dropped leaflets over south Syria to warn residents against supporting armed groups responsible for cross-border attacks against Israel. (Photo: Telegram)

Brief

Syria Military Brief: South Syria – December 2023

January 14, 2024

Ongoing hostilities between Israeli forces and Iranian-backed militias in south Syria escalated markedly in recent weeks, with cross-border missile strikes ...

Study

STUDY: Changes Within South Syria’s Drug Network – September 2023

September 12, 2023

The 8th May airstrike that killed smuggling kingpin Marai al-Ramthan fundamentally altered the state of drug smuggling in south Syria, ...

Narcotics sourced from key suppliers in Lebanon and Syria make their way to Jordan’s northern borders through a network including Hezbollah, regime security forces, and smuggling groups.

Study

Study: South Syria’s Drug Supply Chains – June 2023

June 1, 2023

The reach of Syria’s illicit smuggling networks has become a top concern in the region and western states. Seeking to ...

Narcotics and weapons seized by Jordan’s Public Security Directorate in early April. (Image: Jordan Public Security - Public Security Directorate, Facebook)

Brief

Syria Military Brief: South Syria – 9 May 2023

May 9, 2023

This brief covers the reporting period of the month of April 2023 In the month leading up to its readmission ...

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