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In the News

Apr 4, 2017

Hof Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Trump’s Changed Stance on the Syrian War and its President

By Frederic Hof

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MENASource

Apr 4, 2017

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Transform into an Expeditionary Force

By Ali Alfoneh

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) intervention in Syria’s war changed the outcome of the war and has, at least in the short term, secured the Assad regime in the face of a popular revolution and armed rebellion. The war is also changing the IRGC. Previously tasked with protecting Iran from a foreign invasion and […]

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In the News

Apr 3, 2017

Hof Quoted by VOA on Post-ISIS Raqqa

By Frederic C. Hof

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SyriaSource

Apr 3, 2017

Voices of the truth: Journalists of Eastern Ghouta

By Youssef Sadaki

This article interviews four journalists dedicated to reporting on the revolution from its inception as the voices of the truth, and describing working conditions for journalists in a country considered “the most dangerous for journalists.”

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In the News

Mar 31, 2017

Hof in Defense News: Defeating ISIS and Protecting Civilians in Raqqa

By Frederic C. Hof

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In the News

Mar 31, 2017

Hof Quoted by the New York Times on ISIS and the Syrian Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

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In the News

Mar 31, 2017

Stein in CFR: Reconciling US-Turkish Interests in Northern Syria

By Aaron Stein

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SyriaSource

Mar 31, 2017

Obama and Trump on Assad: Change of Policy?

By Frederic C. Hof

Syria-watchers, including members of the United States Senate, reacted critically to statements by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley about the Trump administration’s position on the status of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In Ankara on March 30th Tillerson commented that Assad’s long-term status “will be decided by the […]

Syria

In the News

Mar 29, 2017

Stein Quoted by Rudaw on Turkish-Russian Cooperation in Syria

By Aaron Stein

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SyriaSource

Mar 29, 2017

Rebels Advance in Hama Countryside as Regime Mobilizes Army Again to Defend City

By Saleem al-Omar

Syrian rebel forces have reached the village of Qamhana in the northern Hama countryside, the scene of fierce clashes between regime forces and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (the Levant Liberation Committee), which includes jihadist factions such as the Fateh al-Sham Front (formerly the al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front). The village lies four kilometers (2.4 miles) from Hama […]

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