Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Syria: is it time for the West to talk with Assad?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 19th, 2019

Loyalty over geography: Re-interpreting the notion of ‘Useful Syria’ — By Matthias Sulz

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 6th, 2018

60 years after Iraq’s 1958 July 14 Revolution by Christopher Solomon

Posted by Chris Solomon on Friday, August 24th, 2018

The Think-Tanks Bark and the IRGC Moves On

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, July 13th, 2018

Thoughts On Southern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, June 24th, 2018

Juliette El-Mir Saadeh: Gender politics and women in armed conflict in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 9th, 2018

It Would Have Been Preferable Not to Militarily Intervene in Syria – By Ambassador @nikolaosvandam

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 8th, 2018

The Last Thing the Middle East Needs Now Is Another War  – By Robert Rabil

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 27th, 2018

The Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s (SSNP) Expansion in Syria – By Jesse McDonald

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018

Trump May Be Right – By David W. Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018

Creating a New Syria: Property, Dispossession, and Regime Survival — by Erwin van Veen

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, April 15th, 2018

Peak Fragility: Why The Middle East Is Doomed — by Ehsani

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

Eastern Ghouta x 20, by Aron Lund

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, April 6th, 2018

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 25th, 2018

Foreign intervention in Syria: Isn’t it time to admit that the war against the Syrian regime is lost? – By Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 8th, 2018

A Sustainable United States Policy for North Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the Syrian Government – by Landis and Barber

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

Reply to Steven Heydemann’s “Assessing Nikolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate” – By Nikolaos Van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 20th, 2017

Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause More Failed States – by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Mahdi al-Harati: a Libyan Force Multiplier

Posted by Tam Hussein on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Unwinnable: Britain’s war in Afghanistan 2001-2014- by Tam Hussein

Posted by Tam Hussein on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

Farewell to Ibrahim “Abe” Soliman: A Syrian-American Who Worked for Peace between Syria and Israel – By Geoffrey Aronson

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 12th, 2017

The SSNP’s Military: The Eagles of the Whirlwind & Their Emblem – By Jesse McDonald

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 4th, 2017

China, the U.S, and the Future of the Middle East – By Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 1st, 2017

Reconciliations: The Case of al-Sanamayn in North Deraa

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, April 27th, 2017

Revisiting the Malki Affair – By Christopher Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017

Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Tam Hussein

Posted by Tam Hussein on Friday, April 14th, 2017

Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Revenge Being Meted Out on ISIS linked Sunni Tribes of Iraq – FrontLine “Iraq Uncovered”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

Why the U.S. Should Team Up with the Kurds & Not Turkey to Take Raqqa and Destroy the Islamic State

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 17th, 2017

Akram al-Hawrani: Syria’s Left-Wing Populist and the United Arab Republic – By Christopher Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 16th, 2017

Yes, Syrian Kurds Have Committed War Crimes – Roy Gutman Responds to Aymenn Tamimi

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 12th, 2017

A Response to Roy Gutman’s “Have the Syrian Kurds Committed War Crimes?”

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, February 11th, 2017

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 9th, 2017

A Post-National Framework for Peace and Stability in the Middle East – by Sam Farah

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 28th, 2017

Liwa Al-Jabal: A New Loyalist Militia Unity Initiative In Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Quwat Dir’ Al-Qalamoun: Shifting Militia Links

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 12th, 2017

The Fifth Legion: A New Auxiliary Force

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, December 24th, 2016

The Situation in al-Fu’a and Kafariya

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, December 18th, 2016

Roy Gutman Responds to Ehsani2’s critique of his articles arguing that Assad built ISIS and Staged al-Qaida Bombings

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 18th, 2016

Usud Al-Cherubim: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

DAM WARS: How Water Scarcity Helped Create ISIS – by Quentin de Pimodan

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 11th, 2016

Kurdish Blockade of Sinjar Harms Yazidis: New HRW Report

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 5th, 2016

Kata’ib Humat al-Diyar: A Prominent Loyalist Militia in Suwayda’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, November 26th, 2016

China’s Interests in Syria and the Middle East – by Dr. Christina Lin

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 13th, 2016

Labawat al-Jabal: A Druze Female Militia in Suwayda’ Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, October 14th, 2016

“Remember Syria’s Adib Shishakli,” by Christopher Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Liwa al-Imam Zain al-Abidain: Building a ‘Resistance’ in Eastern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, September 18th, 2016

The Virtues of Sham: The Place of Syria in the Muslim Sacral Imagination

Posted by Tam Hussein on Thursday, September 8th, 2016

The Druze in the Syrian Conflict – By Talal El Atrache

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 5th, 2016

Fawj Maghawir al-Badiya: A Military Intelligence Branch Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 31st, 2016

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 29th, 2016

Quwat al-Ghadab: A Pro-Assad Christian Militia in Suqaylabiyah

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016

“Why the Islamic State Is Losing, and Why It Still Hopes to Win”

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, June 17th, 2016

Dealing with Syria’s Foreign Fighters: A Liberal Conundrum

Posted by Tam Hussein on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

“India and the Syrian Conflict,” by Niraj Srivastava

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 26th, 2016

The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, May 23rd, 2016

A Day in The Life of The Jungle: Syrians Camped out in Calais

Posted by Tam Hussein on Friday, May 20th, 2016

The Leopards of Homs: A Pro-Assad Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and the War in Syria

Posted by Jesse Mcdonald on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016

Remembering Dr. Hassan al-Araj

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

“President al-Assad’s First Speech – An Insider’s Account,” by Ehsani

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Liwa Usud al-Hussein: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, February 19th, 2016

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

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, February 14th, 2016

Report on Mass Graves of Yazidis in Sinjar

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, January 30th, 2016

The Ten Most Important Developments in Syria in 2015

Posted by Aron Lund on Sunday, January 3rd, 2016

The Death of Zahran Alloush

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, December 25th, 2015

The Factions of North Latakia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, December 10th, 2015

“A Trip to the ‘Caliphate’: Oppressive Justice under ISIS,” By Omar al-Wardi

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 21st, 2015

“Regime-Change without State Collapse is Impossible in Syria,” Landis Interviewed by RT’s Sophie&Co

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 9th, 2015

Media Maskirovka: Russia and the Free Syrian Army

Posted by Aron Lund on Sunday, November 8th, 2015

Rijal al-Karama after Sheikh Abu Fahad Waheed al-Bal’ous’ Assassination

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, October 26th, 2015

Abdallah al-Muhaysini, a Pivotal Figure in the Islamist Insurgency in Syria,” by ?Waleed Rikab

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Liwa Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk: History and Analysis

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, September 18th, 2015

Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa: History, Analysis & Interview

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, September 14th, 2015

Abu Yahia al-Hamawi, Ahrar al-Sham’s New Leader

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, September 12th, 2015

The Doha Congress: Negotiating a Return of the Iraqi Baath Party?

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, September 5th, 2015

The Assassination of Sheikh Abu Fahad al-Bal’ous: Context and Analysis

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, September 5th, 2015

Overview of some pro-Assad Militias

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Syrian Rebel Leader Subhi al-Refai on U.S. relations with Ahrar al-Sham

Posted by Aron Lund on Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

The New Druze Militia Factions of Suwayda Province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, August 8th, 2015

“The inside Story of the British Suicide Bomber of Ramadi,” By Tam Hussein

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 21st, 2015

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

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 9th, 2015

“Is Zahran Alloush in Amman?” by Aron Lund

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, June 6th, 2015

Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Responds to al-Julani’s al-Jazeera Interview

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, May 31st, 2015

“Abu Mohammed al-Golani’s Aljazeera Interview” by Aron Lund

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, May 29th, 2015

Syria in Limbo: Neither Reunification nor Partition Are Yet Possible

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, May 24th, 2015

New Dabiq Issue Reiterates Justifications for Yazidi Enslavement

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, May 21st, 2015

“The evolving humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis,” by Marika Sosnowski

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 10th, 2015

How Far is Hezbollah Willing to Go in Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 20th, 2015

Syrian Rebels Capture Idlib, by Aron Lund

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, March 28th, 2015

The Administration of the Local Council in Azaz

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, March 21st, 2015

Meet the Badris

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, March 13th, 2015

After Burning of Muaz al-Kasasbeh, Jordan & al-Azhar’s Gestures of Vengeance Will Not Heal

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, February 6th, 2015

Jamaat Ansar al-Islam in Syria Joins The Islamic State?

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, January 8th, 2015

Footnotes on the SSNP—Comments from Nouhad Samaan, Head of SSNP in Homs

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, January 2nd, 2015

Syria Year-End Predictions and Analysis – by Joshua Landis (28 December 2014)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 28th, 2014

2014 Roundup and 2015 Predictions by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 26th, 2014

Resurgence of the SSNP in Syria: An Ideological Opponent of the Regime Gets a Boost from the Conflict

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, December 19th, 2014

“The Legal Foundations of the Islamic State,” By Mara Revkin

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014

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

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, December 13th, 2014

Video: ISIS, Yazidis, and the Enslavement of Thousands of Women

Posted by Matthew Barber on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014

The Islamic State (IS) and Pledges of Allegiance: The Case of Jamaat Ansar al-Islam

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 28th, 2014

The Factions of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 21st, 2014

“What Motivates European Youth to Join ISIS?” by Loretta Bass

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 20th, 2014

The Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra: A Looming Grand Jihadi Alliance?

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, November 14th, 2014

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

A Visit to the Tomb of Hafez al-Asad

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Islamic State Officially Admits to Enslaving Yazidi Women

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, October 12th, 2014

The Yazidis Are Not Getting Support

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, October 5th, 2014

If the U.S. Wanted To, It Could Help Free Thousands of Enslaved Yazidi Women in a Single Day

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

“ISIS Is Weaker Than It Looks,” By Balint Szlanko

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 13th, 2014

Sinjar Was Only the Beginning—by Matthew Barber

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, August 8th, 2014

The Expulsion of Mosul’s Christians, part 1: The Account of the Kidnapped Nuns

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014

The Six Words You Need to Know to Be a Successful Jihadi and Establish Your Own Caliphate

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, July 6th, 2014

Joshua Landis & Robert Ford discuss Syria at Wilson Center event

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, June 15th, 2014

The Future of ISIS and the Sectarian Response: ISIS has Picked a Fight it Cannot Win

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 15th, 2014

Religious Groups and Scholars of Islam in the Syrian Revolution – by Issam Eido

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, June 1st, 2014

Syrians in Lebanon Vote in Presidential Elections

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, May 29th, 2014

Syria: The West Should Stop Raising False Expectations – By Nikolaos van Dam

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 19th, 2014

Did the Killing of Abu Bassir Lead to the First Lattakia Offensive?

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, April 27th, 2014

“Obama Approval of Manpads for Rebels Would Violate US Agreements, Policy, and Endanger Airliners,” by James McMichael

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 29th, 2014

Sham al-Islam: Its Project and Promise in Healing the Wounded Lands of the Levant

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 27th, 2014

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Detailed Syria Maps; Activists Honor Revolution Dead in Washington

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, March 15th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham’s dhimmi pact for the Christians of Raqqa province

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Christian Militia and Political Dynamics in Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

Saudis and CIA agree to Arm Syrian “Moderates” with Advanced Weapons

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 15th, 2014

“Inter-Rebel Fighting Enters a New Phase as Salafists Declare Open War on ISIS,” by Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 14th, 2014

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

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 7th, 2014

“The ISIS – Suquor al-Sham Truce: Is It Real and Can It Last?” By Daniel Abdallah

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 6th, 2014

New ISIS Leaks Reveal Particulars of al-Qaida Strategy

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, January 12th, 2014

The Battle between ISIS and Syria’s Rebel Militias

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 4th, 2014

Battle in East Ghouta, Damascus: Rebels Claim to kill 800 Syrian Army Soldiers

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 16th, 2013

Zahran Alloush: His Ideology and Beliefs

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 15th, 2013

“Al-Qaeda’s Governance Strategy in Raqqa,” by Chris Looney

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 8th, 2013

The death of Abdelqader Saleh

Posted by Aron Lund on Sunday, November 17th, 2013

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

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Syrian Army Retakes important towns in Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. Both Salah and Salameh, leaders of largest Aleppo militia, wounded.

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 15th, 2013

Syria’s Top Five Insurgent Leaders

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

“Syrian Chemical Weapons & the Possibility of Ending the Civil War,” by William R Polk

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 29th, 2013

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

Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Aymenn al-Tamimi Speaks to Ali Kayali and Profiles “The Syrian Resistance,” a Pro-Assad Militia Force

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

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

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Chemical Weapons and Responses; The Developing Story of Tripoli’s Bombing; Theories on Outcomes for Syria

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, September 1st, 2013

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

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime

Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

Where Does Jabhat al-Nusra End, and the Islamic State of Iraq & ash-Sham Begin?

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, July 13th, 2013

Round-up: News from the North, Changes to Opposition, Egypt, and a lot of Miscellany

Posted by Matthew Barber on Monday, July 8th, 2013

Round Up: Lethal Aid, Human Interest Stories, Lebanon

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

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

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against Regime’s Shiite Allies, Egypt Cuts Syria Ties

Posted by Matthew Barber on Monday, June 17th, 2013

Round Up: Qusayr, Hezbollah, Regional Sectarianism, Ehsani on Economics, Foreign Jihadis Behead & Kill for Blasphemy, US Intervention Proposal

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, June 13th, 2013

“Let ‘Lawfare’ Shape the Conflict, Not the Flow of Arms” – By David Falt

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Ayman al-Zawahiri Rants about Syria

Posted by Aron Lund on Thursday, June 6th, 2013

“The Turkish-Syrian Border Dispute: A View From the Past” – By Meir Zamir

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Interviewed by Syria Comment

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Has the War Reached Lebanon? Meanwhile, Obama Updates War on Terror

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

Brotherhood Figures Block Yaqoubi’s Appointment, Post-Confirmation

Posted by Matthew Barber on Monday, May 27th, 2013

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

Posted by Matthew Barber on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart?

Posted by Aron Lund on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

New report on the Muslim Brotherhood

Posted by Aron Lund on Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Major salafi faction criticizes Jabhat al-Nosra

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, May 4th, 2013

New Addition to the Syrian Islamic Front

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Oil Wars—Nusra’s Expanding Reach—Syrian Taliban

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, April 27th, 2013

Islamic State Declared in Syria

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, April 14th, 2013

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

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Sorting out David Ignatius

Posted by Aron Lund on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Dera’a is Falling

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, March 29th, 2013

Opposition Infighting and Fragmentation Bedevils Syria

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

Moaz al-Khatib, Moderate Syrian Leader, Resigns, as Islamic Front and Nusra Move on Damascus. Will the US build a Counter-force?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Drones, A New Alawite Opposition, Obama in Israel

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

Who is Ghassn Hitto? Why Was He backed to be Prime Minister of an Interim Gov by Mustafa Sabbagh?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

“Syria’s Salafi Insurgents: The Rise of the Syrian Islamic Front” by Aron Lund

Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

al-Nusra, al-Raqqa, Calls for Jihad, River of Death

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, March 14th, 2013

10 Anti-tank Missiles Supplied to Military Council for Aleppo Fight

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 16th, 2013

Obama’s State of the Union – Reactions; Battle for Damascus Promises to be Long

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

The Islamist mess in Damascus

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, February 9th, 2013

Noah Bonsey on the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front; Nick Heras on how Islamic Militias emulate Hamas and Hizbullah

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

Syria’s Islamic Front Militias and How They Think about Minorities

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

News Round Up (21 December 2012) Debate over al-Nusra

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 21st, 2012

Swedes, jihadis & anti-air missiles in northern Syria

Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

“Three Scenarios for Syria’s Future,” by Joshua Landis w. Lara Setrakian

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

“Islamism and the Syrian revolution,” by Aron Lund

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 8th, 2012

“The Formation of Syria’s National Coalition: An Assessment and Analysis,” By Amr al-Azm

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

“Why Manaf Tlas is Uniquely Qualified to Serve the Opposition,” by a Supporter

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 24th, 2012

“State of the Internal Opposition,” by Ammar Abdulhamid

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

The SNC – Conversation between Kodmani, Labwani, & Landis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 21st, 2012

Election Results of the May 7, 2012 Syrian Elections

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 20th, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood Issues a New Covenant that Gives Hope

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 26th, 2012

The New Syrian Constitution Draft Discussed

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Analyzing the largest Syria crisis Facebook polls, by Camille Otrakji

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Burhan Ghalioun, Leader of Syria’s Main Opposition Group, Interview with Wall Street Journal. (Dec. 1, 2011)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 5th, 2011

Opposition Parties Fight in Cairo; Feltman Claims Sanctions Effective and Assad’s Days Numbered, Eyes on Turkey

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Qaddafi’s Death, Mazoot Prices, Opposition

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Homs: The Capital of Syrian Uprising

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

The Arab Spring & the decay of secular state in Syria

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

“Who is Mohammad Rahhal, the Syrian Revolutionary who Called for Armed Resistance and Attacked Burhan Ghalioun?”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

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