Situation Estimate
The Targeting of Aid Workers in Nigeria,, Objectives, Messages and Causes
Introduction Armed groups around the world, irrespective of their different ideologies, use kidnapping and kidnapping for ransom as a method to achieve one of the following goals: • First:...
Idlib between International Balances and Field Equations
Preface On 2 May 2019, Russia and the Syrian regime launched a ground campaign incursion in the countryside of northern and western Hama. The ground campaign comes in parallel to Russian and regime a...
Initiatives to Return Syrian Refugees What have they achieved in nine months?
Introduction The violations witnessed in Syria since 2011, especially the army and security services’ use of severe violence, resulted in nearly half of Syria’s population, around 5...
ISIS Post-Defeat, Where to?
First: Introduction and Prelude The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) was not coincidental but its ascent lasted for almost a decade amid an accumulation of consequentia...
Return of Refugees Opaque Initiatives and Absent Guarantee
Preface This summer witnessed dramatic field developments as the regime and its allied foreign forces were able to take control over the Syrian south shortly after taking control of Damascus countr...
The New Arab Approach to the Syrian Regime
Preface With the outbreak of public protests in Syria, the Arab League issued a decision to suspend Syria’s membership in the league during an urgent meeting held by Arab foreign minist...
The Turkish Existence in Idlib... Where to?
Preface The conflicting parties in Syria have failed to achieve absolute deterrent victories that might have allowed one side to impose its ambition at the expense of the other. This made a consens...
The Southern Battle of Syria Field Developments and Actors’ Positions
Preface June 19th, 2018 is considered the actual end date of the de-escalation deal in southern Syria. The deal brokered by Russia, Jordan and the United States was put to an end as the Syrian regi...
The Russian Vision towards the Constitutional Reform in Syria
Preface Since 2017 until now, Russian actions have shown constant attempts towards reaching a political solution in Syria, that can protect the Russian interests and the progress on the ground in t...
Syrian Al Badia Battles The International Conflict on the Syrian Sand
The Scene Realities Syrian regime forces baked by Iranian militias are trying to increase their control in Al Badia as the Syrian opposition tries to advance in regions controlled by ISIS in Al...