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Maybe it's Time for a new Comms Policy after Military Raids

OPINION — On 3 February, US forces attacked an ISIS leadership site in Syria, targeting its top leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. In [...] More

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The Syria Scorecard 14 Months On

OPINION — On 19 December 2018, President Donald Trump announced a withdrawal of American Troops from Syria, setting off fierce criticism that led to [...] More

An Epilogue for Syria

An Epilogue for Syria

The Cipher Brief is bringing you a range of expert perspectives on Syria this week. General Jack Keane (Ret.), the chairman of the Institute for the [...] More

The Prisoners Dilemma: ISIS After Bagouz

On 23 May, John Walker Lindh was released after spending 17 years in a U.S. prison. The notorious “American Taliban”, convicted of providing support [...] More

The Captains are Confused in Syria

The recent announcement of plans to keep 200 U.S. “peacekeepers” in Syria has been met with a mixture of relief and confusion. Relief, as the [...] More

What A Safe Zone in Syria Would Actually Look Like

A senior Kurdish official has dismissed the idea of creating a 20-mile wide safe zone in Syria presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, [...] More