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1 – 10 of 18The US-led coalition operating in Iraq and Syria has stepped up efforts to disrupt ISG's financial operations in recent months, primarily through the bombing of oil production…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207809
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated his threat of May 23 to invade Syria to "complete" a 30-kilometre-deep ‘safe zone’ and push Kurdish groups away from the border…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270708
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The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224468
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Although the Congolese and Rwandan militaries are not officially involved yet, an escalation of the hostilities could unravel the limited diplomatic progress that has been made in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282895
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The fighting apparently started when the Congolese army (FARDC) on October 20 tried to recapture Bunagana, which the rebels seized in June. Instead, a dramatic rebel counterattack…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273825
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the security situation could deteriorate further if the parties do not de-escalate. The latest wave of violence is being…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222474
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The fighting triggered a UN helicopter crash and cross-border clashes with Ugandan troops. The M23 is famous for conquering North Kivu’s capital, Goma, during a 2012-13 rebellion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268385
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As the war in Ukraine could end in catastrophic failure, any spike in the intensity of social unrest in the North Caucasus would have perilous consequences for Russia’s power…
Unlike Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the other Central Asian states that border Afghanistan, Tajikistan is suspicious of the Taliban government in Kabul. Meanwhile, the NRF and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278400
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This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…