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Mar 3, 2017

Cohen Joins DOCTV to Discuss the Syrian Conflict

By Ariel Cohen

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SyriaSource

Mar 3, 2017

Why Are Regime Supporters so Afraid of Rumors About Assad’s Fate?

By Saleem al-Omar

Bashar al-Assad finally made a public appearance to women from the Alawite sect who had been kidnapped. It was notable that on this occasion Assad spoke for a long time, gesturing with both hands, and denied rumors that he suffered a stroke. On January 29, prominent journalist Faisal al-Qassem claimed on his personal website that […]

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Mar 2, 2017

Hezbollah Embedded in Syria

By Mona Alami

In a recent interview with Al-Mayadeen television, Hezbollah’s number two Sheikh Naim Qasssem insisted that “Hezbollah would be the one deciding when to leave Syria, “which will take place when the party is guaranteed that ‘Syria as a resistance’ will remain.”

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In the News

Mar 2, 2017

Stein Quoted by Defense One on the Syrian Conflict

By Aaron Stein

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Rebuilding Syria

Mar 1, 2017

It’s Time to Plan for Rebuilding Syria

By Faysal Itani and Tobias Schneider

Caught in the sixth year of its interminable civil war, Syria today is beset by a combination of fleeting ceasefires, bombings, localized offensives, and meandering negotiations. Most of the country is controlled either by terrorist groups or by a weak, isolated central government in Damascus. Meanwhile, the United States finds itself in the midst of […]

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Mar 1, 2017

Hezbollah’s Diplomacy in Qalamoun

By Rhys Dubin

The past several weeks have been good for Hezbollah—both in their domestic stronghold in Lebanon and their Syrian areas of operation. In Lebanon for example, President Michel Aoun recently went out of his way to uncharacteristically praise the group’s militia. Though many other Lebanese politicians attempted to walk back his phrasing, the President’s words illustrated […]

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In the News

Feb 28, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks: De-Conflicting Turkish, Kurdish, And American Aims in Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Feb 28, 2017

Interview with the Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo (FMAA)

By Youssef Sadaki

While Moscow is re-classifying armed groups as terrorist organizations on the ground in Syria, and the new US administration is attempting to identify and enable partners in its fight against the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) coalition in order to set policies, we are now faced with questions that have long haunted the Syrian […]

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In the News

Feb 27, 2017

Bechev Quoted by Middle East Eye on Russia-Iran Alliance and the Astana Talks

By Dimitar Bechev

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Feb 26, 2017

Gold Quoted by the New York Times on ISIS in Iraq and Syria

By Zack Gold

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