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Middle East Security Project
ISIS’s Second Front in Syria
Jun 18, 2014 - Jenny Cafarella , Valerie SzybalaISIS has sustained its campaign in the countryside of Deir ez-Zour province throughout its escalation in Iraq, indicating its continued prioritization of this military effort inside of Syria despite increased pressure from the regime.
Fallout in Lebanon: The Impact of Yabroud
May 16, 2014 - Geoffrey Daniels![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Slidder.png?itok=1xakO_wP)
The Syrian regime’s decisive victory over rebel forces in the Qalamoun stronghold of Yabroud, bolstered by support from Lebanese Hezbollah and Syrian National Defense Forces, has significant implications in the overall context of the three-year conflict.
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and the “Cleansing” of Deir ez-Zour
May 14, 2014 - Valerie Szybala![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Valerie_Slidder-%232_1.png?itok=bTsIPeHT)
Following the January 2014 uprising by rebel groups in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), ISIS contracted its footprint in Syria.
Iraq’s 2014 National Elections
Hezbollah in Syria
Hezbollah’s deepening involvement in Syria is one of the most important factors of the conflict in 2013 and 2014. The impact of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria has been felt not just on the battlefield, where the regime now has momentum in many areas, but also in Lebanon where growing sectarian tensions have undermined security and stability.