Over the last week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies have continued their push in the Greater Idlib Region, making incursions into Opposition-held territory in northern Hama and southern Idlib. The advances represent some of the most significant advancements by either side since fighting br...

Last week, delegates from a number of countries, including the Syrian guarantor countries of Turkey, Russia and Iran, met in the Kazakhstan capital, Nur-Sultan (Astana) for the 13th round of the Astana Peace Talks on Syria. Among the main points discussed at the talks included the security situatio...

Over the past weekend, the already-tenuous security situation in Daraa and Suweida, southern Syria, has taken a turn for the worse amidst escalating attacks led by the Popular Resistance, an insurgency group operating in the region. Just this weekend alone, three separate shootings, attributed to th...

Last Sunday, 7th July, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, met with the Omani Foreign Minister, Yusuf bin Alawi. During the discussions, which took place in Damascus, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and regional developments and security. B...