ISIS in Syria: Resurgence and the expected future
This study reviews how ISIS cells have managed to maintain their militants despite the successive security and military operations that have affected them since 2019. In addition, the study goes over the geographical spread of these cells on Syrian territory, and identify the factors that help them to continue their activities and movements.
It also deals with the effects of the security operations against the organization, whether assassinating or arresting the group's leaders, and targeting its sources of funding, military cadres, and recruiters.
Concerning the data and information collected and reached by the research, and the observations that were recorded about the organization's activity and the circumstances surrounding it, this study comes to conclusions related to the likely fate of ISIS cells in Syria.
ISIS in Syria: Resurgence and the expected future
Researchers
Abdulwahhab Assi
View profileDirector of Studies Unit Focuses on the policies of local and international powers in Syria. Worked in the field of written and audio media for several Syrian and Arab media outlets. Worked in the field of civil work with local organizations in Syria. Studied economics at Aleppo University for three years and is currently studying history at Gaziantep University.
Firas Fahham
View profileMember of the Studies Unit team Focuses on the policies of local and international powers in northern and southern Syria. Studied at the Faculty of Law, Aleppo University Has 4-year experience in the field of information reporting in social media. Worked as the chief editor of a Syrian news network. Has several published research papers in various Arab research centers related to the history of the Syrian popular movement and the armed revolution.