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Syria Project
Who's Who: Selected Syrian Supreme Military Command Members
Mar 1, 2013 - AnonymousISW Profiles Free Syrian Army and Affiliates in Wake of Aid Announcement
Mar 1, 2013 - AnonymousPolitical Update: U.S. Secretary of State Announces Non-Lethal Aid to Free Syrian Army
Feb 28, 2013 - Anonymous![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/FSA_fighter_prepares_to_shot_RPG_2.jpg?itok=OotPgCuY)
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![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/M-84AB-tanks-mcr.jpg?itok=jHb2jhi5)
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.
Syrian Opposition Fears Waning Western Support
Jan 28, 2013 - AnonymousElizabeth O'Bagy talks to NPR's Deborah Amos about the Syrian Opposition
Christopher Harmer on the Syrian Regime Losing Russian Support
Dec 14, 2012 - AnonymousThe Battle for Damascus: The Current State of Play in Syria
Dec 7, 2012 - Joseph Holliday, Michael LynchLTG James M. Dubik Discusses Developments in Syria (BBC)
Dec 7, 2012 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)Syrian Kurds and the Democratic Union Party (PYD)
Dec 6, 2012 - John Caves![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Kurdish%20Areas%20Map.gif?itok=WOcTRNlJ)
This backgrounder examines the PYD within the context of regional Kurdish politics in order to forecast their likely course as the Syrian civil war unfolds.