With Syria s conflict frozen along the frontlines between the three main sides in the war (the Syrian government, the insurgents and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces), the primary challenges facing each of these sides are internal, whether in the
Recently, Israel has carried out airstrikes on a wide-scale across Syrian government territory, hitting targets of both Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah. The most prominent of these strikes came yesterday with the hit on the
Amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict, there are concerns about the ongoing targeting of U.S. forces stationed in Iraq and Syria by armed groups supported by Iran, and about the potential for a major escalation of attacks on U.S. forces should Israel
While the ongoing protests in Syria s southern province of al-Suwayda against the Syrian government and its policies are noteworthy, the tribal uprising in the eastern countryside of the eastern province of Dayr al-Zur against the U.S.-backed Syrian
Analysis in English on Iraq and 5 other countries about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 6 Apr 2023 by ACLED