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1 – 10 of 278The most important segments of the non-jihadist opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have unified in the 'Riyadh opposition'. However, rival blocs that are not…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208094
ISSN: 2633-304X
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He was denying a Syrian complaint to the UN that Turkish soldiers were among about 100 fighters allowed to cross into Syria on February 13. Turkish artillery has pounded targets…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208455
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This came days after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed that Russia and Syrian government forces could establish positions near Ain Issa, as a counter to…
Qatari foreign policy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200941
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The National Coalition (NC), another Syrian opposition grouping, also condemned the plan as an effort to circumvent “the international desire for political transition”. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225525
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Tensions have risen since Syrian government shelling killed seven Turkish soldiers and a civilian contractor in north-western Syria on February 3. Although President Recep Tayyip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250577
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The meeting would be the two leaders' first in eleven years, as the culmination of a meeting of their defence ministers and intelligence chiefs in Moscow in late December and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275592
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Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272532
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As one of the insurgency's key external backers, Riyadh is seeking to create a united political front for the Syrian opposition ahead of proposed international talks in Vienna on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207207
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SYRIA: Opposition's relevance will wane