DISCLAIMER: This compilation is based on publicly available information collected through open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques. The release only covers the Coalition/US bases that have been sanitized and evacuated. An exception is the well-known al-Tanf garrison in the 55-km exclusion zone. Positions in eastern Syria, which are still manned by the Coalition, will only be published […]
Posts Tagged
‘Aleppo’
Disclaimer: This compilation is based on publicly available information collected through open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques. The release only covers the Coalition/US bases that have been sanitized and evacuated. An exception is the well-known al-Tanf garrison in the 55-km exclusion zone. Positions in eastern Syria, which are still manned by the Coalition, will only be published […]
5 February 2020
Aleppo, bases, CJTF-OIR, Coalition, evacuation, Kobani, Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), LaFarge Cement Factory, Manbij, Mishtenur Hill, russia, SDF, syria, Syrian Civil War, turkey, US, YPG
Urgent Briefing (4 min read) – A small pocket of land in eastern Damascus (also known as “Eastern Ghouta” is now the scene of the newest humanitarian catastrophy and intense military assault in Syria. In mid-February, Iranian and Russian-backed Syrian governmental troops have moved armed divisions and infantrymen from Idlib province to the exclave of Eastern Ghouta, […]
22 February 2018
Aleppo, assad, cease fire, de-escalation, Eastern Damascus, Eastern Ghouta, forces, Geneva, humanitarian crisis, Iran, pro-governmental, Rebels, russia, Siege, surrender-or-starve, Syrian Civil War, United Nations
INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS – The Euphrates corridor, as any waterway in the Middle East (and not only) has been a catalyst for urban settlement, agriculture industry and energy development. Crossing Syria from its north-western corner in Aleppo governorate all the way down to Iraq’s Anbar region, the Euphrates River has been used by ISIS as a […]
1 April 2017
airbone operation by US and SDF, al-Qa'iam, Aleppo, assad, Deir Ezzor, Euphrates, Euphrates Shield ends, FSA, Iran, isis, Mattis, Rangers in Syria, Raqqa, russia, SDF, Shurfa peninsula, Special Operations in Syria, Tabqa airfield, Tabqa Dam, Trump, TSK, turkey, US Marines in Syria, USA, YPG
STRATEGIC FORECAST – Reflecting on the Syrian Civil War’s end of the year and debut of 2017 I have outlined the following scenarios. The analysis consists of a procedural process of summarizing the context, deepening into present tendencies and outlining the prospects. Sources are as always, Open (OSINT) gathered through social media crowd-sourcing and personal […]
10 January 2017
air strikes, Al-Bab, Al-Qaeda in Syria, Aleppo, analysis, Assad regime, Bashar al-Assad, Coalition, Damascus, Daraa, Deir Ezzor, East Ghouta, Forecast, Free Syrian Army, Hezbollah, in, Intelligence, Iran, isis, Israel, Jordan, Jordan intelligence, Kurdish fighters, Loyalists, NATO, PKK, Rakha, Raqqa, Rebels, russia, Special Forces in Syria, Strategic, syria, Syrian ceasefire, Syrian Civil War, turkey, US, Wada Baradi, War, YPG
The following is an operational review focused on Operation Euphrates Shield, launched, coordinated by the Turkish Armed Forces and spearheaded by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and allies. Preface On 24th July 2016, limited Turkish tanks assets alongside Special Operators have passed the border into Syria, also assisting hundreds of Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels […]
5 September 2016
Aleppo, Ankara, anti-ISIS operation, assad, Da'esh, Erdogan, failed Coup, Incirlik air base, isis, Jarabulus, Middle East, Operation Euphrates Shield, Rojava, Syria Civil War, Turkey invades Syria, Turkey's safe zone, USA, YPG
The next operational step in SDF’s (Syrian Democratic Forces) successful campaign of ousting ISIS from Rojava (Kurdish for “West”; name for northern Syria) was under debate after the liberation of Manbij from the terrorist occupation. One option was advancing towards the north, where Da’esh still has villages under control, and then continue to Jarabalus and […]
15 August 2016
Al-Bab, Al-Bab Military Council, Aleppo, anti-ISIS in Al-Bab, Kurdish, Next SDF target, Rojava, SDF in Al-Bab, Syria Civil War, turkey, US-led Coalition, YPG