De-escalation Areas

Over two and a half years ago, several sides started deploying Syrian fighters to Libya to join combat as mercenaries besides the two warring parties. The current number of these …

Background On 11 January 2011, the United Nations (UN) Security Council issued Resolution 2504, relative to UN aid delivery to Syria. The resolution put another political tool in the hands …

On 2 and 15 February 2022, indiscriminate rocket attacks rocked the cities of al-Bab and A’zaz in northern rural Aleppo, killing 11 civilians and wounding 31 others, including women and …

With the start of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Syrian mainstream witnessed a split of opinion: some advocated the Russian military operations, others decried the …

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 …