Archive for the 'uprising' Category

Eastern Ghouta x 20, by Aron Lund

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

“No Justice for Khan Sheikhoun,” by Aron Lund

Posted by Aron Lund on Monday, November 6th, 2017

Assad cracks down on loyalist militias in Aleppo

Posted by Aron Lund on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017

Century Foundation Roundtable on Syria

Posted by Aron Lund on Monday, April 3rd, 2017

“Why the UN’s Excuses For its Aid Fiasco in Syria Fail to Convince,” By Reinoud Leenders

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 3rd, 2016

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

Posted by Aron Lund on Friday, June 17th, 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 Assyrians of Syria: History and Prospets” by Mardean Isaac

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 20th, 2015

Media Maskirovka: Russia and the Free Syrian Army

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

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

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

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

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

“Did Ali Mamlouk, Assad’s Spy Chief, Try to Carry out a Coup?” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 11th, 2015

Syrian Rebels Capture Idlib, by Aron Lund

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

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

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 19th, 2014

“Observations of a Homsi living in Tartous,” by Aboud Dandachi

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

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

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

Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime

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

The End of the Line: A Microbus Map of Damascus – by Matthew McNaught

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013

Ayman al-Zawahiri Rants about Syria

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

Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart?

Posted by Aron Lund on Wednesday, May 22nd, 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

Syria Video – a powerful web service that maps Syrian war video by town and province

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Drones, A New Alawite Opposition, Obama in Israel

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

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

Posted by Matthew Barber on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

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

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

The Free Syrian Army Doesn’t Exist

Posted by Aron Lund on Saturday, March 16th, 2013

The Islamist mess in Damascus

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

Swedes, jihadis & anti-air missiles in northern Syria

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

Turkey and Syria – Will Turkey Go to War?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 14th, 2012

What Will a Post Assad Syria Look Like?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Rami Makhlouf’s daily blasts Turkey; Draws MB link

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 12th, 2011

News Round Up (3 May 2011) Syrian Banks Asked to Pay for Stable Syrian Pound

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

News from Aleppo, Homs, and Hama

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 29th, 2011

“Crunch Time for the Syrian Regime” by Peter Harling

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 29th, 2011

NPR Show with Anthony Shadid, Rami Khouri, and Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

News Round Up (28 April 2011)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

“Protesters Want Changes to Syria’s Power Structure,” Landis on NPR

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Advice For UN from a Retired Diplomat and for Pres. Assad from David Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

News Round Up (27 April 2011)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Quelling the Revolt: Will the Opposition Take up Arms?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Deraa Encircled – Major Crack Down in Regime Effort at Shock and Awe – Officers Ordered to Shoot to Kill

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 25th, 2011

Great Friday: Over 80 Killed

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

“Who Supports the Regime and Why a New Party Law Will Not Include Eliminating the Supremacy of the Baath Party,” by Ehsani2

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

The Government Draws a Line in the Sand

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Syrians Comment on Homs and Syria’s Future (20 April 2011)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The Opposition Grows in Confidence and Numbers

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Western Press Misled – Who Shot the Nine Soldiers in Banyas? Not Syrian Security Forces

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

The Revolution Strikes Home: Yasir Qash`ur, my wife’s cousin, killed in Banyas

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 11th, 2011