For 4 months in a row, #ISIS has operated at record low levels in #Syria. In fact, attacks & casualties have collapsed 72% & 79% when compared to the prior 16 months following #Assad's fall. Full data: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-data... And my early prediction from June: mei.edu/publication/...

Syria Data Update: August 5, 2026

The overall level of violence in Syria declined last week, reaching the second lowest level in 10 weeks — with 12 violent deaths recorded, 2 (17%) of which were caused by unexploded ordnance (UXO).

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The latest *FREE* #SyriaWeekly covers some major developments: - KRG Barzani visit as “70%” of #SDF integration complete - Parliament agrees internal rules - Homs construction deal - Record wheat harvest - World Bank affirms reforms - 5 new flight routes www.syriaweekly.com/p/free-syria...

FREE -- Syria Weekly: July 28-August 4, 2026

KRG Barzani visit, “70%” of SDF integration complete; Parliament agrees internal rules; Homs urban construction agreement; record wheat harvests; World Bank affirms reforms; 5 new flight routes & more

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NEW -- this week's #SyriaWeekly video looks closely at: - Tribal tensions in #Hasakeh & where things may be headed - Parliament confirms rules, paving way for real work - Banking reintegration continues - MOI raids on #ISIS cells amid record low attacks. www.syriaweekly.com/p/video-your...

VIDEO: Your Questions Answered, July 31, 2026

Tribal tensions in Hasakeh & where things may be headed; Parliament confirms rules, paving way for real work; banking reintegration continues; MOI raids on ISIS cells amid record low attacks; & more.

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The *vast* majority of violence in #Syria today is the result of 2 dynamics, both tied to unlicensed weaponry: - Inter-tribal/family & localized violence - Vigilantism If #Syria is to fully stabilize, the state *must* assert a monopoly over weapons. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-data...

Syria Data Update: July 29, 2026

Detailed analysis on Hasakeh tribal tensions; Israeli standoff in Daraa's Yarmouk Basin; & the persistent challenge of unlicensed weaponry & localized violence.

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Another significant week for #Syria -- catch up on everything, including: - Historic UN SecGen visit + IMF, World Bank, OECD delegations - Parliament holds 2nd session - FATF work begins - Bus crash & road safety crisis - #Hasakeh tribes backdown & more. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: July 21-28, 2026

Historic UN SecGen visit, + IMF, World Bank, OECD, Bahrain, Palestine, Ireland, UK & Czechia; Parliament 2nd session; FATF work begins; bus crash & road safety crisis; Hasakeh tribes backdown; & more

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NEW #SyriaWeekly video today, covering: - National Strategy to Combat Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing - Localized violence & unlicensed weaponry - Hasakeh tribal tensions - Trials & calls for death penalty - Update on #Israel tensions & more. www.syriaweekly.com/p/video-your...

VIDEO: Your Questions Answered, July 24, 2026

Watch now | National Strategy to Combat Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing; localized violence & unlicensed weaponry; Hasakeh tribal tensions; trials & the death penalty; update on Israel tensions...

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NEW -- today's Syria Weekly data update covers all aspects of violence across Syria, in 12 separate datasets, plus analysis on: - The challenge of localized violence & unlicensed weaponry; - Combustible Israel escalation in Daraa's Yarmouk Basin. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-data...

Syria Data Update: July 22, 2026

Updates on all aspects of violence across Syria, plus analysis on the challenge of localized violence & unlicensed weaponry, as well as Israeli escalation in Daraa's Yarmouk Basin.

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A consequential week for #Syria -- covered as usual by #SyriaWeekly: - Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline MOU - FM visits #Saudi, #Kuwait - High-level #German visit - #Syria hosts @CitiBank, IMF - Security reshuffle - #Israel escalation - Key #Hasakeh appointments www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: July 14-21, 2026

Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline MOU signed; FM visits Saudi, Kuwait; High-level German visit; Finance Minister hosts CitiBank, IMF; Security reshuffle; Israeli escalation; key Hasakeh appointments; & more

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A consequential week for #Syria -- covered as usual by #SyriaWeekly: - Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline MOU - FM visits #Saudi, #Kuwait - High-level #German visit - #Syria hosts @CitiBank, IMF - Security reshuffle - #Israel escalation - Key #Hasakeh appointments www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: July 14-21, 2026

Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline MOU signed; FM visits Saudi, Kuwait; High-level German visit; Finance Minister hosts CitiBank, IMF; Security reshuffle; Israeli escalation; key Hasakeh appointments; & more

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Today's SyriaWeekly video tackles lots of key ongoing issues, including: New parliament Citibank engagement Iranian weapons seizures challenge Iraqi-Syrian ties Trials of Assad officials intensify Lebanese visit elevates trade relations Camp returns increase www.syriaweekly.com/p/video-your...

VIDEO: Your Questions Answered (July 17, 2026)

New parliament; Citibank engagement; Iranian weapons seizures challenge Iraqi-Syrian ties; trials of Assad officials intensify; Lebanese visit elevates trade relations; camp returns increase; & more.

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Last week was one of the most consequential in Syria's transition & as always, SyriaWeekly covered everything, including: - Sharaa-Trump meeting brings SST [almost] to end - Parliament convenes, elects leadership - Supreme Court established - ISIS arrests & more www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: July 7-14, 2026

Sharaa-Trump meeting brings SST [almost] to end; Parliament convenes, elects leadership; Supreme Court established; US-Syria Business Forum; 2 bridges restored in Deir ez Zour; ISIS arrests; & more.

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Lots of big developments in #Syria: * Transitional justice violence * Energy Minister DC visit * Sharaa refutes #Lebanon intervention reports * Major construction projects launched * #Jordan FM visit * #Saudi smart water meter deal Details & much more -- www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: June 9-16, 2026

Transitional justice violence; Energy Minister DC visit; Sharaa pushes back on Lebanon intervention reports; major construction projects launched; Jordan FM visit; Saudi smart water meter deal; & more

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Important developments in #Syria this past week -- all covered by #SyriaWeekly: - Sharaa visit to #Tartus signals future Coastal role - FM historic trip to #Algeria - Energy Minister in #Washington - M5 Rastan Bridge reopened - #SDF security integration & more. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: June 2-9, 2026

Sharaa visit to Tartus signals future Coastal role; FM historic trip to Algeria; Energy Minister in Washington; M5 Rastan Bridge reopened; SDF security integration moves forward; & a lot more.

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"The Collapse of #ISIS in #Syria" My latest for Middle East Institute takes a look at #ISIS's dramatic decline & the role played by #Assad's departure; the #SDF's military defeat; & the withdrawal of US forces. Important lessons to be learned, here. mei.edu/publication/...

The Collapse of ISIS in Syria - Middle East Institute

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NEW -- "#Suwayda prisoner escape triggers raids, arrests, defections & leadership coup" My latest, as the Druze National Guard turns on itself after "traitors" freed prisoners into government areas. #Assad Generals are at the heart of it all, again. www.syriaweekly.com/p/suwayda-pr...

Suwayda prisoner escape triggers raids, arrests, defections & leadership coup

Note: this article is covering a fast evolving situation.

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Want to catch up on all key developments across #Syria from the past week? This week's #SyriaWeekly newsletter is FREE for all readers. From conflict & security, to diplomacy, appointments, the economy, infrastructure, education, health & a lot more. www.syriaweekly.com/p/free-syria...

FREE -- Syria Weekly: May 26-June 2, 2026

Sharaa-Trump call heralds potential SST breakthrough; Suwayda exam crisis talks break down; East flooding causes widespread damage; OPCW seizes Sarin materials; Abassi deaths trigger anger; & more.

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"#Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz" - My latest for @foreignpolicy.com looks at #Syria's pitch to become the #MiddleEast’s new transit & logistics hub, through pipelines, railways, telecomms, as well as ground & maritime commercial trade. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/29/s...

Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz

The country hopes to fund its reconstruction by serving as the Middle East’s new transit and logistics hub.

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NEW #SyriaWeekly data update: - Another week, another near-record low; - UXO remains a persistent threat to life; - Plus 4 more key data insights on: * #ISIS * #Israel * Anti-government insurgency * Vigilantism. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-data...

Syria Data Update (May 19-26, 2026)

Another week, another near-record low; but UXO remains a persistent threat to life. Plus 4 more key data insights on ISIS, Israel, anti-government insurgency & vigilantism.

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Consequential developments in #Syria this week -- read #SyriaWeekly: - NE elections open path for parliament launch in June - #SDF prisoner release - Public sector salaries ↑ - Sharaa raises wheat price - MOD in exercises alongside NATO members & more www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: May 19-26, 2026

NE elections open path for parliament launch in June; SDF prisoners released; public sector salary increases; Sharaa resolves wheat price unrest; MOD participates in exercises w. NATO members; & more.

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NEW -- #Syria just closed out its most stable week in 15yrs, setting a new record amid 10 weeks of consistent lows. Meanwhile, #Israel has conducted a major escalation of military operations in #Syria's southwest. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-data...

Syria Data Update (May 12-19, 2026)

4 new datasets for subscribers // Syria achieves most stable week in 15yrs, amid 10 weeks of successive lows.

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A corner of Syria is now effectively a narco-state, run by former Assad officers and organized crime figures, and shielded by Israel. @charleslister1.bsky.social explains how it got this way and why outside powers are running out of options. newlinesmag.com/argument/how...

How Israel-Backed Sweida Became Syria's Narcotics Capital

The militias profiting from the drug trade do not answer to Damascus

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#Syria's province of #Suwayda has emerged as a narco state, run by remnants of #Assad's regime & organized crime leaders -- and protected by #Israel. My latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social contains *a lot* of exclusive information. newlinesmag.com/argument/how...

How Israel-Backed Sweida Became Syria's Narcotics Capital

The militias profiting from the drug trade do not answer to Damascus

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Preparations to hold an election process in formerly #SDF-held areas of northeast #Syria are moving forward, with subcommittees formed & participant lists growing. As I covered for #SyriaWeekly today, these elections are hugely significant. Full video -- www.syriaweekly.com/p/video-your...

BIG developments in #Syria this past week, including: - Govt reshuffle - EU Cooperation Agreement - Syria-#UAE investments - #Lebanon PM visit - NE election committees finalized - ‘War of Banners’ in Hasakeh - VISA/Mastercard test - New offshore gas deal www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...

Syria Weekly: May 5-12, 2026

Govt reshuffle; EU Cooperation Agreement restored; new investments at Syria-UAE Summit; Lebanon PM visit; NE election committees finalized; ‘War of Banners’ in Hasakeh; VISA/Mastercard test; & more

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EXCLUSIVE -- #Hezbollah's Syrian insurgent campaign in #Syria - Following today's raids across the country, #SyriaWeekly takes a look at a year-long campaign of #Hezbollah-backed plots & Syrian govt interceptions, with lots of new exclusive details. www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-he...

Hezbollah's Syrian insurgent campaign in Syria

Exclusive details on a year-long campaign of plots -- and Syrian government interceptions.

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#SyriaWeekly is FREE this week. Today's newsletter covers 200+ developments, including: - FM visit to #Egypt - #Syria-#Jordan-#Lebanon energy deal - #SDF integration - Chinese cement plant for #Raqqa - VISA & Mastercard rollout - #Assad Generals caught www.syriaweekly.com/p/free-syria...

FREE -- Syria Weekly: April 28-May 5, 2026

FM leads visit to Egypt; Syria-Jordan-Lebanon energy deal; SDF integration pushes forward; Chinese cement plant for Raqqa; VISA & Mastercard rollout begins; Assad-era Generals detained; & more.

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For 8 weeks in a row, Syria has experienced 15-year record lows in violence, as the country's path of stabilization continues. Read #SyriaWeekly's analysis & check out the exclusive underlying datasets. www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-data...

Syria Data Update (April 14-28, 2026)

Near-record lows in violence continue across Syria, as stabilization trend continues. Meanwhile, ISIS attacks collapse & instability inside Suwayda spikes.

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As someone who spent years working on this problem set, I highly recommend @charleslister1.bsky.social's "Syria's Al-Hol Camp comes to an end, but not the way anyone intended" open.substack.com/pub/syriawee...

EXCLUSIVE -- Syria's Al-Hol Camp comes to an end, but not the way anyone intended

One month ago, the al-Hol Camp contained approximately 23,400 residents – almost all women and children who emerged out of ISIS’s final territorial holdout in eastern Syria in 2019.

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EXCLUSIVE -- "#Syria's Al-Hol Camp comes to an end..." My latest provides a window into how everything fell apart in al-Hol over the past 4 weeks, with *lots* of exclusive details unreported elsewhere. www.syriaweekly.com/p/exclusive-...

EXCLUSIVE -- Syria's Al-Hol Camp comes to an end, but not the way anyone intended

One month ago, the al-Hol Camp contained approximately 23,400 residents – almost all women and children who emerged out of ISIS’s final territorial holdout in eastern Syria in 2019.

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NEW for the Middle East Institute: - “#Syria is stabilizing, but US help remains vital.” Based on exclusive data, the trends of stabilization over the past 14 months are all clear, but to sustain & improve further, the U.S. will remain vital. mei.edu/publication/...

Syria is stabilizing, but US help remains vital - Middle East Institute

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