Map of foreign forces’ military points in Syria - mid 2023
830 Military sites of foreign powers run by different countries those control decision-making process in Syria: the US led International Coalition Russia Turkey Iran
Member 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.
• Member 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.
Research & Articles
The Syrian regime's policies based on blackmailing the international community
Despite the Syrian regime has been isolated by the international community after 2011, it was notable that many countries engaged in negotiations with this regime even before the start of the normalization process by the end of 2018.
The fate of the armed opposition factions in light of the international shifts
The Syrian armed opposition factions are constantly affected by the political changes related to the Syrian file, similar to what happened in July 2018, when the factions of the Southern Front disintegrated; as a result of the agreement struck by Russia, the United States, Israel and Jordan on a settlement in the region.
The Syrian regime’s strategy utilising humanitarian issues
The February 6 earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria revealed how far the Syrian regime would capitalise on humanitarian issues in achieving political goals. However, such efforts or endeavours in this regard are not new themes for the regime; as such behaviour has been evident since 2020, that is, with the onset of calm in the country.
Map of influence and crossings in the Syrian opposition areas
During 2022, the Syrian opposition maintained its areas of control in northern and southern Syria without any new changes at the expense of the Syrian regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, on the other hand, some changes occurred in the map of internal influence within the areas controlled by the factions, specifically in northwestern Syria.
The relationship between the PYD and the Syrian regime and its allies, determinants and fate
Over the past ten years, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) worked on building a military force and independent autonomy in northeastern Syria, taking advantage of ideological and political factors, like loosening the security grip of the Syrian regime forces in large areas of the country, after the start of the popular protests in 2011.