The Campaign for Homs and Aleppo
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Publications
Assad Strikes Damascus
January 27, 2014 - Valerie Szybala
Damascus is the Syrian regime’s center of gravity. The capital of Syria has long been viewed by the rebel forces as the key to winning the war in Syria, and its loss is unthinkable for Bashar al-Assad. Thus the struggle for Damascus is existential for the regime as well as the opposition.
ISW Covers Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Stand-off Underway in Fallujah and Ramadi
January 6, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
ISW reporting has covered the events unfolding in Ramadi and Fallujah as Al-Qaeda in Iraq clashes with tribal militias and Iraqi Security Forces. For additional reading, see our timeline here.
Hezbollah And The Fight For Control in Qalamoun
November 26, 2013
Following sporadic violence throughout the summer of 2013, fighting between pro-regime and rebel forces has begun to concentrate on the Damascus-Homs supply route running through Qalamoun.
Update: Syria's Southern Battlefront
October 11, 2013
In addition to giving insight into the current state of play between regime and rebel forces in the war, the unfolding dynamics among rebel groups in Deraa serve as indicators for how the armed opposition is taking form in Syria’s southern front.
AQI’s “Soldiers’ Harvest” Campaign
October 9, 2013 - Jessica D. Lewis
ISW has assessed that AQI has reconstituted as a professional military force. It is therefore crucial to examine the first 60 days of the new “Soldiers’ Harvest” campaign for indications of what AQI means to accomplish this year.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent, Part II
October 3, 2013 - Jessica D. Lewis
This report is a continuation of a previous publication entitled “Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent: The Breaking the Walls Campaign, Part I.”
The Formation of Electoral Alliances in Afghan Politics in the 2014 Presidential Season
October 2, 2013 - Institute for the Study of War
Candidates for Afghanistan’s 2014 elections will declare their intent to run by October 6. The most prominent candidates, Zalmai Rassoul & Abdullah Abdullah, represent the two main factions that will decide the 2014 election: the Karzai-Establishment & anti-Karzai opposition.
The Islamic Alliance Emerges
September 27, 2013 - Valerie Szybala
A new coalition has formed among eleven Syrian rebel organizations, according to a statement that Liwa al-Tawhid released late on September 24.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent
September 10, 2013 - Jessica D. Lewis
Al-Qaeda in Iraq is resurgent. This paper traces AQI’s revival in Iraq since July 2012, when the organization launched a year-long operation they named the “Breaking the Walls” campaign.