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Published On - June 15, 2022

Integrity UK Middle East, SyriaTags: Damascus, PKK, SDF, Syria, Turkey, YPG

Turkey’s Biggest Gamble Yet in Syria: How Safe is the Proposed “Safe Zone”?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently announced that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are preparing another military intervention in northern Syria, with the stipulated aim to create a 30-km “safe zone”. What is the purpose of this “safe zone” and why are these plans coming to fruiti...

Published On - April 28, 2022

Integrity UK Microarticle, SyriaTags: Druze, Suweida, Syria

Are Tensions in Syria’s Suweida Reaching a Breaking Point?

In Syria’s Druze-majority province of Suweida, there are renewed tensions between local factions and the central government in Damascus. Although tensions – including protests and clashes – have been a regular feature of the province over the course of the war, the new round of tensions grippi...

Published On - April 22, 2022

Integrity UK Iraq, Middle East, North Africa, SyriaTags: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Bi-Monthly MENA Report | April #2 2022

The second instalment of our bi-monthly MENA Report for April 2022 is now out. Click the link below: Bi-Monthly MENA Report | April #2 2022 Among the stories that we cover in this edition: Egypt announces aid to Sudan following the visit of Sudanese Army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to Cairo The I...

Published On - March 18, 2022

Integrity UK Extremism, Iraq, SyriaTags: Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, Caliph, Islamic State

The Islamic State Selects a New Leader: Does it Matter?

On March 11th, the Islamic State (IS) announced the selection of a new leader in an audio statement, confirming that its previous leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, was killed and naming Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as the new leader. The announcement came at a time when internation...

Published On - March 4, 2022

Integrity UK Iraq, Middle East, SyriaTags: MENA, Russia, Ukraine

The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict: Impacts on the Middle East and North Africa

The eruption of the war between Ukraine and Russia has caught the international community unaware. Although tensions in the region have been rising steadily, few observers expected Moscow to launch an open military offensive as it did in the early hours of 24th February. In doing so, Moscow appears ...

Published On - February 25, 2022

Integrity UK Iraq, Middle East, North Africa, Syria

Bi-Monthly MENA Report | February#2 2022

The first instalment of our bi-monthly MENA Report for February 2022 is now out. Click the link below: Bi-Monthly MENA Report | February #2 2022 In this edition, we cover: Political wrangling between Libyan capitals continues. The UN warns that aid to Yemen will run out in March without funds. Leban...

Published On - February 10, 2022

Integrity UK SyriaTags: ISIS, Islamic State, Syria, Terrorism

The Death of Al-Qurayshi: Cutting the head of a Snake or a Hydra?

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the most recent leader, or “caliph”, of the Islamic State (IS), died on 3rd February 2022. His death took place during a US military raid in his safe-house in the north-western town of Atmeh along Syria’s border with Turkey. Al-Qurayshi’s self-detonation a...

Published On - February 3, 2022

Integrity UK SyriaTags: Captagon, Crime, Syria

War, Drugs & Porous Borders: A Recipe for Disaster in Syria?

On January 27th, 2022, the Jordanian Army announced that guards had engaged with a group of smugglers attempting to infiltrate across the Jordan-Syria border, resulting in the deaths of 27 smugglers. In the aftermath of the clashes, the army announced that it has confiscated large quantities of narc...

Published On - January 27, 2022

Integrity UK Iraq, SyriaTags: Iraq, Islamic State, Syria

Keeping a Lid on Islamic State: Job Not Done Yet

On the night of Thursday January 20th, two car bombs struck the walls of the Sinaa Prison in the city of Hasakah, northern Syria. What followed was an intense, days-long battle between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Islamic State (IS). The clashes, which eased from Monday onwards, yet re...

Published On - January 14, 2022

Integrity UK Iraq, Middle East, North Africa, SyriaTags: Benny Gantz, Iraq, Israel, JP Morgan, King Abdullah II, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen

Bi-Monthly MENA Report | January #1 2022

The first instalment of our bi-monthly MENA Report for 2022 is now out. Click the link below: Bi-Monthly MENA Report | January #1 2022 In this edition, we cover: Libya grapples with the aftermath of its postponed elections. Tunisia launches the national consultation on constitutional reforms. Syria ...

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