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      Consequences of the U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Syria

      President Trump has announced a swift withdrawal of the 2,200 U.S. troops active in northeastern Syria, after claiming victory over Da’esh. The troops largely consist of special operations units, special forces, engineers, state department personnel and forward air traffic controllers supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Trump’s decision was made without allied or cabinet […]

      22 December 2018

      Vlad Sutea

      Assad regime, Da'esh, Donald Trump, Iran, isis, James Mattis, military intervention, Northeastern Syria, SDF, syria, Syrian Civil War, turkey, U.S. forces, White House

      CT/ COIN, MENA

      Rush to Deir Ez-Zor: Operation “Jazzira Storm”

      Situation Report – On September 9, the Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced the start of Operation “Storm of Jazzira/ Cizre” or “Jazzira Storm” to liberate eastern Syria and Deir ez-Zor province from ISIS. This offensive was rumored to be under wraps for several months but it became an urgent […]

      11 September 2017

      Vlad Sutea

      Coalition, Da'esh, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor Military Council, Eastern Syria, Euphrates Valley, Hasakha, Inherent Resolve, Iran, isis, Mayadin, Raqqa, russia, SAC, SDF, syria, US, YPG

      CT/ COIN, MENA

      A Thin Line: Raqqa Offensive Endangered by Growing Turkish Attacks

      The Turkish Armed Forces  have attacked the Kurdish militia YPG and the overall Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, between April 24 and 26. These attacks consisted in air strikes and artillery fire and were conducted in response to the SDF’s offensive against Da’esh in Raqqa. Turkey fears the SDF’s increasing warfighting capabilities and territorial foothold.  1. […]

      26 April 2017

      Vlad Sutea

      CT/ COIN, MENA, Turkey

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