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Rebel Takeover as Syrian Regime Forces Retreat
Dec 4, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesSince the end of summer, opposition forces have been preparing for a military operation that had intended to be limited to retaking the areas seized by the reg…
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon: Between Political Incitement and International Law
Oct 3, 2023Ibrahim YasinMany crises have afflicted Lebanon, from the banking crisis of 2019 to the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, and from the persistent presidential vacuum to the renew…
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The Protest Movement in Syria: Has A Consensus Begun to Emerge?
Sep 5, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesAs the Syrian economy continues to deteriorate and the regime takes measures to lift subsidies on fuel and other basic goods and move forward with its economic…
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The Turkish Rapprochement with the Syrian regime: Motives and Prospects
Sep 18, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesStatements from Turkish officials have indicated increasing steps towards rapprochement with the Syrian regime. At a meeting of Turkish ambassadors in Ankara o…
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Emirati Normalization with the Syrian Regime: Motives and Implications
Nov 16, 2021Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn 9 November, the UAE Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, paid a visit to Damascus, the first in ten years, during which he met the head of the Syrian regim…
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The Moscow Summit: Will the Ceasefire Hold in Idlib?
Mar 11, 2020Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)The failure of previous arrangements regarding Syria suggests that the latest ceasefire agreement between Turkey and Russia may only be temporary. Read this an…
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Three scenarios for the battle for Idlib
Feb 19, 2020Marwan KabalanMajor decisions have to be made by Turkey, Russia, and the United States in the coming weeks that may determine the next phase of the Syrian conflict.
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The Turkish Military Operation in Northeastern Syria: Scope, Aims and Reactions
Oct 17, 2019Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)Turkey seems to be in a hurry to achieve its operational goals before pressure increases to bring the operation to an end or in order to pre-empt any operation…
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How Turkey’s ‘Peace Spring’ changed the dynamics of Syria’s war
Oct 15, 2019Marwan KabalanTurkey's military action on Syria will have consequences far beyond the 'safe zone' it is trying to establish.
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The Battle for Idlib: Three Scenarios
Sep 5, 2018Marwan KabalanAfter using de-escalation zones to take over one rebel-held area after the other, Russia has its eyes now on Idlib.
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Iran’s Syria Predicament
Jul 4, 2018Marwan KabalanAs Syria's civil war draws to a close, Iran's activity in the country is coming under increasing scrutiny. The US, Israel, and the Gulf states are all working …