More than two months have passed since Türkiye launched the "claw-sword" military air operation against the PKK and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Obviously, the level of escalation decreased 3 weeks after its announcement, which was on November 19, 2022.
An Emirati delegation headed by the United Arab Emirates foreign minister, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Al Nahyan on January 4, 2023 made a visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus, and met the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al -Assad. This visit is the second to Syria after the return of diplomatic relations between the two parties late 2018.
On January 14, 2023, the Head of the Syrian regime issued Decree No. 2 of 2023 regarding that regulates the affairs of the children of unknown parentage.
On January 12, 2023, the Turkish forces targeted a joint location of the Syrian regime forces, Iranian militias, and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of "Al-Mayassa" of the Nubul district, which is located near the lines of contact with the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo.
The Syrian regime announced granting the license to a third cell phone operator in February 2022. Although the Syrian regime's government confirmed that the operating company is completely local under the name “Wafa Telecom”, an investigation in December revealed that the license was granted to a Malaysian company owned by an officer in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
On December 24, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the National Defence Authorisation Act into law just before Christmas. It includes a mandate requiring US agencies to target the Captagon drug trade in Syria through developing a co-ordinated approach.
On December 21, 2022, the Syrian regime issued a conditional amnesty that pardons draft dodgers. It is claimed that such an amnesty would help Syrians who escaped the mandatory military service, whether if they are still inside the country or abroad. It also applies to penalties of misdemeanors.
Determinants of international actors' positions on the possible Turkish military operation in Syria In late June 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked the start of...
Russia limits but not prevents Israel's strikes against Iran in Syria The Russia-Israeli rows over the war of Ukraine were reflected in the coordination between the two parties in Syria,...
Possible mutual assassinations between SDF and PKK On August 6, 2022, an explosion of unknown origin targeted a military vehicle as it was passing through the Al-Sina`a neighborhood...
Chances of success of Iran's efforts to persuade Türkiye to cancel the military operation in northern Syria During his visit to Damascus on July 2, 2022, Iranian Foreign Mi...
How far can Russia's new escalation in Idlib go? Idlib, northwest Syria, witnessed a new escalation on July 22, 2022; as Russian warplanes laun...
