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Matthew Williams
March 13, 2020

“A Partial Peace” in Syria

Matthew Williams
March 13, 2020

Idlib’s conflict has been frozen by Turkey and Russia. With the humanitarian crisis deepening, will it hold?

Tagged: Idlib, Syria, Syrian War, Al-Qa'ida, Al-Asad, Turkey, Saraqib, SDF, Kurdistan, Putin, Russia

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Matthew Williams
March 5, 2020

Syria's Winter of Terror: The war for Idlib

Matthew Williams
March 5, 2020

As the humanitarian catastrophe in northwest Syria deepens, Turkey, Russia and Syria’s rivalry has mutated into direct conflict.

Tagged: Turkey, Syria, Syrian War, Idlib, Russia, Putin, Occupation, Qassem Suleimani, Al-Asad, Middle East, Aleppo, Al-Qa'ida, Afrin, Jihadists, Rojava, Kurdistan, PKK, YPD, YPG, SDF, Sunni, Shiite, ISIS

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Matthew Williams
January 3, 2020

The killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq will carry grave repercussions across the Middle East.

Matthew Williams
January 3, 2020

President Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top commander has cemented his destruction of the Iranian nuclear deal, and pushed the Middle East closer to a major regional war.

Tagged: Iran, Iraq, Iran-Iraq War, Iraq Crisis, Iraqi Civil War, Iraq War, Donald Trump, Qassem Suleimani

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Matthew Williams
December 10, 2019

“They came to kill.” - The state’s brutal massacres in response to protest are fuelling rebellion in Iraq

Matthew Williams
December 10, 2019

Iraqi officials are being investigated for crimes against humanity, and the government’s violence could spark another Arab revolution.

Tagged: Iran-Iraq War, Iraq Crisis, Iraq, Iran, ISIS, Iraqi Civil War, Iraq War, United Kingdom, Syria, The Arab Revolutions, Baghdad, Lebanon, Basra

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Matthew Williams
December 3, 2019

Assad's regime won the Syrian Civil War but it will struggle to survive in the New Middle East.

Matthew Williams
December 3, 2019

With revolution and protests convulsing the Middle East again, the Assad regime will be vulnerable for years to come.

Tagged: Syria, Syrian War, ISIS, Refugee Crisis, Drone Warfare, Al-Asad, Aleppo, Homs, Raqqa, Development, Idlib, Middle East, Chemical Weapons, Child Soldiers, Torture

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Matthew Williams
October 27, 2019

The militant Salafi-jihadist movement is hydra-headed, Baghdadi's death will change little

Matthew Williams
October 27, 2019

The leader of Islamic State is dead, however his poisonous legacy will take generations to defeat.

Tagged: ISI, ISIS, Jihadists, Iran-Iraq War, Iraq Crisis, Iraqi Civil War, Iraq War, Torture, Baghdad, Al-Qa'ida, Falluja, War Crimes, Syrian War, Syria

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