Possible Strategies and Outcomes in a Potential Invasion of the NW Syria Opposition Pocket by the Assad Regime and its Allies
Lead Author: Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff Co Authors: Bassam Barabandi and Nidal Betare With a potential invasion of the Syrian Opposition’s last major stronghold in NW Syria, it is a good time to review the Assad Regime and Iran’s potential options for a ground game, should Russia and Turkey...
PDC Pro-Iranian Militia Mapping Project
This map was created by PDC Inc. team to convey the presence of pro-Iranian militias in Deir Azzour province, Syria. The following is a list of active know militias on the ground that PDC can verify: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) / Syrian Arab Republican Government Forces / General...
ISIS from Southern Damascus to AsSuwayda
Key takeaways: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in southern Damascus was established in the context of the ongoing conflict in Syria as an extension to ISIS territory between Iraq and Syria. ISIS in this area are comprised of remainder members of Free Syrian...
Yemen in Crisis
By Sergio Valente The United States and their allies recently declared victory in the Syrian city of Raqqah, but keen observers have been quick to recognize the cost of this victory. Many of the main population centers across Syria are in disarray; Syrians have been displaced...
Deir Azzour Tribal Mapping Project
PDC's Bassam Barabandi and Nidal Betare collaborated with Nick Heras from CNAS to map the tribes of Deir Azzour. [googlepdf url="https://www.peopledemandchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CNAS-PDC-Deir-Azzour-Tribal-Mapping-Project-FINAL.pdf" download="Download" width="100%" height="600"]...