De-escalation Areas

Executive Summary In October 2021, the US-led Global Coalition against Daesh/Islamic State (IS) carried out two drone attacks, killing two key IS-affiliated jihadists. The coalition carried out the first attack…

Over the last few years, parties in the Syrian conflict vandalized and destroyed several cemeteries, historic sites, and religious objects. In some cases, actors carried out the violence for revenge.…

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies launched a large-scale attack in Daraa, ultimately taking control of the entire city. The attack was accompanied by extensive shelling and a tight…

On August 13, 2018, three civilians were killed and dozens injured as a result of shelling with artillery shells and rocket launchers on three towns in the south countryside of…

Syrian regular forces and loyal militias make gains in Daraa Governorate, as they managed to retake parts of Buser al Harir town and Melihit Al Atash village on Tuesday June…

Preface: With blatant disregard of all the warnings of the international community and UN, pro-government forces launched a major military escalation against Daraa Governorate, as from 15 to 20 June…

Introduction: Syrian regular forces and their Russian allies launched violent attacks on several towns and cities in Idlib province during March 2018; they bombed educational and service facilities as well as…

Introduction: The residents of Khirbet Ghazaleh, al-Kutaybah  and Naamer towns located in Daraa countryside are still displaced outside their towns for the fifth consecutive year. Since seizure of those towns in…

Preface: On February 20, 2018, armed confrontations broke out between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham/HTS former al-Nusra Front[1], on one hand, and the newly formed Syrian Liberation Front/SLF Jabhat Tahrir Syria[2] on the…