Archive for the 'Free Syrian Army' Category

Thoughts On Southern Syria

Turkey’s Afrin Operation Stokes Syrian Yazidi Fears and Fuels Displacement — by Sylvain Mercadier

Eastern Ghouta x 20, by Aron Lund

Intervention in Syrien: Sollten wir eingestehen, dass der Krieg gegen das syrische Regime verloren ist? – By Nikolaos van Dam @nikolaosvandam

“When the SDF was shocked”- Azaz Opposition Activist’s Analysis of Russian-Turkish Relations, Afrin, & Why US Will Dump Kurds for Turkey

Beit Jann: Myths and Reality

End of US Support for Syrian Rebels Sounds Death Knell for Attempt to Roll Back Iran & Russia in Syria – By Joshua Landis

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Civil Society in Jabal al-Summaq

Further Response to Roy Gutman: Balancing the Picture

The rise and fall of a CIA-backed rebel commander in Syria – by @ErikaSolomon

America’s Failure – and Russia and Iran’s Success – in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War – By Joshua Landis

Is Assad the Author of ISIS? Did Iran Blow Up Assef Shawkat? And Other Tall Tales – By Ehsani2

The Druze in the Syrian Conflict – By Talal El Atrache

“Who is to blame for Syria’s nightmare?” By Ehsani2

“What the Rebel Loss of Aleppo Will Mean for Syria,” by Landis, Heras, Lund & Abdulhamid

The Boy Beheaded by Zinki Fighters, Abdullah Tayseer, Who Was He? – By Ehsani2

Marie Colvin’s Death Was Tragic, But It Was Random

The Life of al-Khal: First Leader of Liwa Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk

Media Maskirovka: Russia and the Free Syrian Army

Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa: History, Analysis & Interview

How to Understand Those 60 Trainees

The Syrian Southern Front: Why it Offers Better Justice and Hope than Northern Front” by Marika Sosnowski

“Is Zahran Alloush in Amman?” by Aron Lund

Syrian Rebels Capture Idlib, by Aron Lund

The Administration of the Local Council in Azaz

2014 Roundup and 2015 Predictions by Aron Lund

Will the Revolutionary Command Council be Syria’s New Rebel Government?

The Factions of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab)

Nusra’s Offensive in Idlib & its Attempt to Destroy Washington’s Allies. November 2014

“10 Things to Know About Refugees in Jordan,” by Justin Schon

“Do Syrians Want To Fight Until Victory or Do they Want a Ceasefire?” by James McMichael

“Does the Truce Between ISIS and Suqour al-Sham Mean an End to Syria’s Inter-Rebel War?” By Daniel Abdallah

The Battle between ISIS and Syria’s Rebel Militias

Zahran Alloush: His Ideology and Beliefs

The death of Abdelqader Saleh

Notes on the Growing Struggle between ISIS, Nusra/Ahrar, and other factions of the FSA

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi: More On The Druze Militias in Southern Syria

Syria’s Top Five Insurgent Leaders

Islamist Groups Declare Opposition to National Coalition and US Strategy [updated]

Are the Islamic Courts of Aleppo run by al-Nusra? Aron Lund Answers

Syria Consolidates into Three Cantons as the Opposition Pushes Back, Taking Mengh Airbase and other Strategic Points

Round Up: Lethal Aid, Human Interest Stories, Lebanon

Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of Syria’s Future

Sheikh al-Yaqoubi Elected to the NC—its first non-Brotherhood-aligned religious figure

Documentary: Where the war still echoes

New Addition to the Syrian Islamic Front

Islamic State Declared in Syria

The Raqqa Story: Rebel Structure, Planning, and Possible War Crimes

Sorting out David Ignatius

Dera’a is Falling

Opposition Infighting and Fragmentation Bedevils Syria

Lebanese Tension, Egyptian Chaos, Iraqi Memories… and all the news from Syria

“The Free Syrian Army Does Exist” by Koert Debeuf & Response by Aron Lund

The Free Syrian Army Doesn’t Exist