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U.S. military vehicles in the countryside near Manbij, June 2018.

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Don't Get Out of Syria

The United States must accept that ignoring Syria will lead not to a clean victory for Assad that establishes a stable peace but to more chaos down the road.

Jennifer Cafarella

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Foreign Aid Oct 4, 2017 Snapshot

Don't Fund Syria's Reconstruction

Syria’s reconstruction cannot be dictated or meaningfully shaped by Western donors—at least not to any satisfactory political ends.

Sam Heller

A man walks past damaged buildings in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, August 2017.

Refugees & Migration November/December 2017 Comment

Keeping Out of Syria

With ISIS’ defeat in Syria looming and Assad’s regime likely to regain the entire country before long, the United States should recognize the limits of its...

Robert S. Ford

Behind enemy lines: Kurdish fighters in Raqqa, Syria, July 2017.

From the Archives Sep 25, 2017 Snapshot

How ISIS Is Transforming

ISIS is transforming from an insurgent organization with a fixed headquarters to a clandestine global terrorist network.

Colin P. Clarke

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard at Nabi Yunus shrine in eastern Mosul, Iraq, April 2017.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Sep 22, 2017 Snapshot

ISIS' Female Suicide Bombers Are No Myth

ISIS and its predecessors have always considered a combat role for women to be undesirable but permissible when necessary.

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi

Spanish police escort a Moroccan woman, accused of attempting to join ISIS, at the Barcelona airport, March 2015.

Strategy & Conflict Sep 15, 2017 Snapshot

A Jihadist Breakup in Syria

Tahrir al-Sham has recently lost some of its most important leaders, but Syria’s most powerful jihadist group may well weather the current storm

Aron Lund

A street market in the rebel-held city of Idlib, June 2017.

Security Sep 7, 2017 Snapshot

The Chechens of Syria

Those who fight with ISIS are just one group of Chechens now operating in Syria.

Vera Mironova and Ekaterina Sergatskova

War & Military Strategy Aug 10, 2017 Snapshot

Jihad Wins in Idlib

HTS has already scored a major strategic victory against Ahrar al-Sham and will likely dominate Idlib from now on.

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi

A drone camera view of rebel-held Idlib city, June 2017.

Security Aug 7, 2017 Snapshot

Will al Qaeda Make a Comeback?

Al Qaeda’s past strength has never been linear, but has waxed and waned based on multiple factors.

Seth G. Jones

Strategy & Conflict Aug 2, 2017 Snapshot

The End of the CIA Program in Syria

On July 20, the CIA ended its covert support for rebels fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Fabrice Balanche

Free Syrian Army fighters in the town of Dael, July 2017.

Syria Jul 27, 2017 Snapshot

The Problem With Syria's Demographics

Recent efforts to end the conflict in Syria have been premised on the erroneous assumption that returning to its pre-war political structure will bring peace.

Tarek Osman

ISIS September/October 2017 Review Essay

True Believers

ISIS’ land may be vanishing, but the dream of a true Islamic state—of heaven on earth—remains.

Graeme Wood

ISIS Jul 18, 2017 Snapshot

Washington's Dead End in Syria

Washington’s approach to fighting ISIS in Syria—and in particular the local Kurdish partner it has chosen—has granted a victory that can last only as long as the...

Sam Heller

A camp for people displaced from fighting in Raqqa, Syria, July 2017.

ISIS Jul 14, 2017 Snapshot

The Names of Jihad

Although noms de guerre have been a common practice in combat for centuries, ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq have turned them into an art.

Vera Mironova and Karam Alhamad

An ISIS fighter films a parade in Raqqa, July 2014.

Strategy & Conflict Jul 6, 2017 Snapshot

Making Syria Safe for Refugees

As Russia’s “de-escalation plan” for the ongoing war in Syria takes effect, neighboring countries are keen to return massive Syrian refugee populations to the four...

Jesse Marks and Alexander Decina

A refugee boy at a camp near the village of Karama, east of Raqqa, July 2017.

ISIS Jun 22, 2017 Snapshot

Is ISIS Leader Baghdadi Still Alive?

Rumor has it that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in an airstrike. Even if this rumor proves false, it is still worth considering what his death would mean.

Colin P. Clarke

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi speaking at the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, July 2014.

ISIS Jun 8, 2017 Snapshot

ISIS' Yazidi Genocide

It has now been a year since a UN commission determined that ISIS had committed genocide against the Yazidis, but until recently, the true extent of the group's...

Valeria Cetorelli, Isaac Sasson, Nazar Shabila, and Gilbert Burnham

A Yazidi boy who was kidnapped by ISIS hugs his grandmother after being returned to his family, February 2017.

ISIS Jun 3, 2017 Snapshot

The Scramble for Eastern Syria

The game for who will rule eastern Syria after the Islamic State (or ISIS) is on.

Andrew J. Tabler

A Syrian government soldier gives a victory sign while looking out over east Aleppo, November 2016.

Security May 11, 2017 Snapshot

The Right Way to Create Safe Zones in Syria

If properly planned, safe zones could help Syrian civilians and move the country toward a political settlement.

Paul R. Williams and J. Trevor Ulbrick

Crossing a highway in Aleppo, Syria, January 2015.

Refugees & Migration May 1, 2017 Snapshot

What Do Syrians Want Their Future to Be?

Interviews with 1,120 Syrian refugees in Turkey offer key lessons about how Syrians envision the future of their country, many of which undermine the prevailing wisdom.

Kristin Fabbe, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sinmazdemir

Syrian refugee Ahmet Ilevi stands in front of the container where he has lived with his wife (not seen) and five children since 2013 at the Harran refugee camp in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 2016.

Strategy & Conflict Apr 14, 2017 Snapshot

A Non-Signal to Syria

The message sent by the U.S. strike against Syria was ambiguous—and so it's misguided to assume that it will shape Bashar al-Assad's behavior.

Dianne Pfundstein Chamberlain

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, April 2017.

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True Believers

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