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Fifth Brigade, Moscow's eye on Syria

Present in some of the most strategic sites of the next stage of the conflict, the Syrian Army's 5th Brigade [...]

Subscribers only Operations 10.10.2018

Jordan and UAE court Damascus under Riyadh's watchful eye

Although Saudi Arabia is officially still taking a hard line against Bashar Al Assad, some of its strongest regional allies are getting closer to Damascus.

Subscribers only 26.09.2018

Kurds hot on Al Baghdadi's trail

Sought by the intelligence services of every country fighting Islamic State, the organisation's elusive leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi is being actively hunted by the Kurdish forces.

Subscribers only 29.08.2018

Al Blouki fosters business ties between Damascus and Abu Dhabi

Abduljalil Al Blouki, a businessman close to the ruling family in Abu Dhabi, has started serving as a UAE-Syria go-between.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 23.08.2018

Syrian Army at heart of dispute between Moscow and Tehran

While relations are increasingly strained between the Kremlin and Iran's Pasdaran in Syria, the dispute has spread to the Syrian [...]

Subscribers only Defence 13.06.2018

Coalition still has Moscow's ear

The diplomatic chill caused by the Skripal poisoning has not [...]

Subscribers only Defence 02.05.2018

Maher, rather than "Tiger", for 4th Division

President Bashar Al Assad appointed his brother Maher al-Assad as commander of the 4th Mechanised Division on April 25, bolstering the influence of Iran, which prefers Maher

Subscribers only Breaking News, Defence 02.05.2018

Al Hassan poised to be honoured by the kremlin

Credited with the victory of the Syrian armed forces in [...]

Subscribers only 11.04.2018

Consultation between spymasters

The head of Syria's National Security Bureau, Ali Mamlouk, met [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 11.04.2018

Naryshkin visits Damascus

Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Russian external intelligence service [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 28.03.2018

How Souhail Al-Hassan, Damascus' "Tiger", wants to retake eastern Ghouta

Governments in Damascus and Moscow are counting on Syrian General Souhail Al Hassan to take back control of the Ghouta region, which has been the scene of intense bombing and clashes in recent weeks.

Subscribers only 28.02.2018

Rome plays solo with Mamluk

According to our sources, Syrian spymaster Ali Mamluk, the head [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 28.02.2018

PKK banks on alliance with Damascus and Tehran

Cemil Bayik, the military chief of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), has been in increasingly close discussion with Damascus' spymaster [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 29.11.2017

Changing of the guard in Syrian Army

According to our sources, the Syrian Army is undergoing major [...]

Subscribers only Defence 01.11.2017

Abdullah II expands intelligence channels with Damascus

According to our sources, regular discussions are back on again between Jordan's intelligence service, the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), headed [...]

Free access Agencies 20.09.2017

Damascus caught between Iranian militias and Russian reassurance

A delegation of high level military officials from Tehran and Moscow pitched competing strategies to Syria's military top brass for the future shape of its armed forces at a closed meeting in Damascus last month.

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DGSE could be called in Lafarge case

The Paris prosecutor's office, which opened an investigation into alleged [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 21.06.2017

Lukashenko slaloms between West and Syria

Belarus' President Alexander Lukasheno is managing to make time for [...]

Subscribers only 26.04.2017

Retired diplomat Peter Ford cosies up to Assad

Peter Ford, who was an outspoken critic of former Prime [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 05.04.2017

Russian-Israeli dialogue tested by Tehran

Like Gulf leaders, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu does not want to have a Shi’ite arc at Israel’s borders. When he met [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 22.03.2017

Nasrallah's Hezbollah caught between Iran and Syria

Damascus' proxy Hezbollah also has to deal with Iran, which is calling for it to deploy more fighters in Syria, and Russia which wants it to leave Syria.

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Amman consolidates rapprochement with Damascus

Jordan's security heavyweights are reconnecting with Syria via the Kremlin.

Subscribers only 22.02.2017

Assad appeals to Badr

A Syrian security delegation made up of air force intelligence [...]

Subscribers only 22.02.2017

Polish commandos deployed in Syrian desert

According to our sources, Polish special forces are in operation [...]

Subscribers only Defence 22.02.2017

Fidan makes comeback in Astana thanks to Syrian rebels

The Astana summit that brought together the warring sides in the Syrian conflict and their respective supporters on January 23-24 [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 08.02.2017

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All articles - Syria

Fifth Brigade, Moscow's eye on Syria

Jordan and UAE court Damascus under Riyadh's watchful eye

Kurds hot on Al Baghdadi's trail

Al Blouki fosters business ties between Damascus and Abu Dhabi

Syrian Army at heart of dispute between Moscow and Tehran

Coalition still has Moscow's ear

Maher, rather than "Tiger", for 4th Division

Al Hassan poised to be honoured by the kremlin

Consultation between spymasters

Naryshkin visits Damascus

How Souhail Al-Hassan, Damascus' "Tiger", wants to retake eastern Ghouta

Rome plays solo with Mamluk

PKK banks on alliance with Damascus and Tehran

Changing of the guard in Syrian Army

Abdullah II expands intelligence channels with Damascus

Damascus caught between Iranian militias and Russian reassurance

DGSE could be called in Lafarge case

Lukashenko slaloms between West and Syria

Retired diplomat Peter Ford cosies up to Assad

Russian-Israeli dialogue tested by Tehran

Nasrallah's Hezbollah caught between Iran and Syria

Amman consolidates rapprochement with Damascus

Assad appeals to Badr

Polish commandos deployed in Syrian desert

Fidan makes comeback in Astana thanks to Syrian rebels

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All articles - Syria

Fifth Brigade, Moscow's eye on Syria

Jordan and UAE court Damascus under Riyadh's watchful eye

Kurds hot on Al Baghdadi's trail

Al Blouki fosters business ties between Damascus and Abu Dhabi

Syrian Army at heart of dispute between Moscow and Tehran

Coalition still has Moscow's ear

Maher, rather than "Tiger", for 4th Division

Al Hassan poised to be honoured by the kremlin

Consultation between spymasters

Naryshkin visits Damascus

How Souhail Al-Hassan, Damascus' "Tiger", wants to retake eastern Ghouta

Rome plays solo with Mamluk

PKK banks on alliance with Damascus and Tehran

Changing of the guard in Syrian Army

Abdullah II expands intelligence channels with Damascus

Damascus caught between Iranian militias and Russian reassurance

DGSE could be called in Lafarge case

Lukashenko slaloms between West and Syria

Retired diplomat Peter Ford cosies up to Assad

Russian-Israeli dialogue tested by Tehran

Nasrallah's Hezbollah caught between Iran and Syria

Amman consolidates rapprochement with Damascus

Assad appeals to Badr

Polish commandos deployed in Syrian desert

Fidan makes comeback in Astana thanks to Syrian rebels

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