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The self-declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) withdrew from the 1991 ceasefire after Morocco carried out military operations in the buffer zone in Western Sahara…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257724
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
This is part of a wider rift between Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Syrian Kurdish forces, the latter divided among themselves. The KRG closed two border…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267220
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SYRIA: International isolation could ease
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES275951
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The encirclement of eastern Aleppo is the latest in a series of heavy blows to the rebel movement since Russian military intervention began in September 2015. What is left of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212554
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252664
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The prison break follows a series of bombings against Huthi targets claimed by al-Qaida's rival, the Islamic State group (ISG), in the capital in recent weeks. Jihadist groups…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200704
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The softer approach, evident also in HTS’s tolerance of Sufis and suppression of its erstwhile jihadi allies, reflects a desire for acceptance domestically and internationally…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268788
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SYRIA: Washington could leave the north to Moscow
More conventional statements coming out of Moscow last week warned that Western policies designed to contain Damascus could drive more refugees into Europe and accused the United…