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As Russia expands military operations in Syria and escalates the crisis with Turkey, it has also bolstered its forces at its base in Armenia, the sole Russian military facility in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207286
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Rebels complain that pro-government forces had earlier allowed IS safe passage to Idlib from Hama. At the same time, in northern Idlib, Turkish armoured convoys have deployed to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229733
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Russia's significant recent reinforcement of the Assad regime with the deployment of combat aircraft around Lattakia.
Controversial moves to mark the South Ossetia border.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201561
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The Baghdad government is stabilising Ramadi after the coalition and Iraqi government forces recaptured it from ISG last month. Once this operation is complete, the focus will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207962
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After the outbreak of civil war in 2011 and the rise of Islamic State (IS), the US-backed SDF managed to establish an autonomous administration in northeast Syria. However, it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282251
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Enabled in part by responses to the pandemic, 2020 saw a temporary surge in IS assaults across rural areas of Iraq and Syria. Attacks have also again become more coordinated and…
Troops supporting President Bashar al-Assad launched their latest offensive in Syria’s last large rebel-held region in November 2019. Russian air support has enabled them to make…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250528
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SYRIA: Russia will strain to break impasse with Turkey
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279989
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SYRIA: The new Idlib offensive may be incremental