Local Dynamics

The last banner of Zaynab
Syria’s Shia find themselves tolerated but subdued
The (sub)National Guard
The Druze of Syria now have an army
Lions of Syria
Damascus’ mobilisation of tribes and monarchial ambitions
Terrorism reawakened
Islamic State is a growing (and useful) threat
Sedition on the coast
How Iran attempted to turn Syria’s coastal region into a protectorate
Damascus re-born
The Syrian capital is embracing its newfound identity
Tanks and cash
Israel’s hearts and minds campaign in southern Syria
Waiting, waiting
Arabs from northeast Syria demand liberation from SDF rule
Aleppo here we come
Rebels mull options for new offensive
Southern (dis)comfort
Daraa’s fragmented security points to Syria’s decentralised future
Idlib rising
The irresistible return of politics to the northwest
Rise and decline of Tayy
One tribe’s fortunes reveals much about northeast Syria
Jolani battles dissidents
HTS purge sign of shifting policy
Brothers in arms
Plot twists in the Deir Ezzor tribal revolt
No way out
Why Alawites don’t turn against Assad
Shadow wars
Daraa’s anti-trafficking vigilantes
A revolt in need of a lifeline
Suwayda mulls its options
Death from above?
Doubts about the military college massacre
Fraying at the edges
Suwayda and Deir Ezzor rise up
Great Arab Revolt redux
Tribal power play in eastern Syria
The Jolani tax
International legitimacy comes at a price

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