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1 – 6 of 6On August 30, Moscow announced a unilateral ceasefire, pausing a Russian-backed offensive that has been ongoing since late April, during which time over 1,000 civilians have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246324
ISSN: 2633-304X
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They have backed opposing sides in the Syrian and Libyan conflicts and pursued different objectives there and in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the hope that conflict trends would benefit…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258615
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The timing is broadly in line with the terms of the September 17 Sochi agreement between Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which averted a…
A six-week offensive regained control over the governorates of Deraa and Quneitra. However, stability has been undermined by recent Islamic State (IS) attacks and fears the area…
Prospects for security and defence in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206738
ISSN: 2633-304X
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From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…