By Fabrice Balanche|2026-01-18T22:58:59+01:0018 January 2026|Kurdistan, Maps, Syria|
In a 24-hour span, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) abandoned their positions in the entire Euphrates Valley, from Lake Assad to the Iraqi border. Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and its valuable oil fields were overrun [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-12-07T21:24:45+01:007 December 2025|Analysis, Kurdistan, Syria|
On the 10th of March 2025, Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi and interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met to sign an agreement incorporating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the nation’s revamped military. The long-term plan was [...]
By Fabrice Balanche|2025-12-06T15:08:40+01:005 December 2025|Publication, Syria|
The Druze and Alawite communities are demanding the division of the country in the face of widespread bloodshed and insecurity. While Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri advocates for a Druze state with the support of Israel, the [...]
