Governance In Rebel-Held Syria
Mar 28, 2013 - Anonymous
Since the fall of al-Raqqa city into rebel hands in mid-March 2013, many Syria commentators have been closely tracking events in the city as an indicator of Syria’s future under rebel control.
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U.S. B-2 Bombers Conduct Training Mission Over South Korea
Mar 28, 2013 - Fox Business News - AnonymousSource:
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2013-03-28 00:00:00
Video: ISW Senior Naval Analyst Chris Harmer on the U.S. conducting B-2 Stealth Bomber training missions as tensions rise with North Korea.
WSJ: U.S. Marines to be placed on Mideast ships
Mar 27, 2013 - Anonymous
ISW Senior Naval Analyst Christopher Harmer discusses the plan to place Marine Corps Special Operations forces on ships throughout the Middle East in order to respond to crises.
The Free Syrian Army
The opposition movement in Syria has been fragmented from its inception, a direct reflection of Syria’s social complexity and the decentralized grassroots origin of the uprising. This condition has plagued Syria’s armed opposition since peaceful protestors took up arms and began forming rebel groups under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the summer of 2011.
The Opposition Takeover in al-Raqqa
Mar 15, 2013 - Joseph Holliday, Joseph Holliday
On March 4, 2013, rebel groups overran government forces in al-Raqqa city, the first provincial capital and only urban center to fall to rebel hands since the start of the uprising.
The Assad Regime: From Counterinsurgency To Civil War
The conflict in Syria transitioned from an insurgency to a civil war during the summer of 2012. This report seeks to explain how the Assad regime lost its counterinsurgency campaign, but remains well situated to fight a protracted civil war against Syria’s opposition.
Graphic: The Syrian Military Command Structure
Mar 1, 2013 - Anonymous
This graphic depicts the organization of the new Supreme Military Command, including the five fronts and their departments and staff.
Who's Who: Selected Syrian Supreme Military Command Members
Mar 1, 2013 - Anonymous
This graphic depicts selected members of the Syrian Supreme Military Command and describes their areas of operation.
Political Update: U.S. Secretary of State Announces Non-Lethal Aid to Free Syrian Army
Feb 28, 2013 - Anonymous
Following the February 28 Friends of Syria meeting, Secretary of State John F. Kerry announced that the U.S. will provide non-lethal aid, including food and medicine, to Syrian rebel fighters under the auspices of the Supreme Military Command of the Free Syrian Army.
The Syrian Army: Doctrinal Order of Battle
Feb 15, 2013 - Joseph Holliday
Current estimates of Syrian opposition strength have generated confidence that the Assad regime will be defeated militarily. This assessment cannot be made without also estimating the real fighting power of the Syrian regime.