14/03/16 17:01 Filed in:
syria | al-Qaida | islam | sunni | ISISAX INTEL BULLETIN: Jabhat al-Nusra crackdown in Idlib
DATE: 14MAR2016
Ten days ago, under the relative calm of Syria’s cessation of hostilities, hundreds of civilians gathered in the Idlib town of Maarat al-Numan to celebrate the continuation of their populist revolution. For the first time in many months, the world heard Syrian people peacefully protesting in favor of change: “the people are one, and united, the revolution continues!” they chanted, while waving the three star revolutionary flag made popular by the moderate Free Syrian Army (FSA). Similar demonstrations took place in over 100 other towns across the country that day, in a stark reminder to the world that five years of being brutally suppressed by their own government had not defeated their zeal for… Read More...Tags: syria, al-Qaida, islam, sunni, ISIS
06/01/20 07:02 Filed in:
syria | economics | military | Turkey | al-Qaida | ISISAX INTEL BULLETIN: Syria’s 2020 outlook
DATE: 06JAN2020
No matter where you look, the prospects for Syria and its people in 2020 seem extremely grim. Militarily, the most concerning issue remains the fate of Idlib, where at least three million people – roughly 16 percent of Syria’s in-country population – remain crammed in a killing-zone that encompasses just 3.5 percent of its territory… Read More...Tags: syria, economics, military, Turkey, al-Qaida, ISIS