Aron Lund is a freelance journalist and analyst specializing in Syria and a regular IRIN contributor.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/aron-lund/rss en Displacement Human Rights Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/12/27/a-timeline-of-the-tightening-siege-in-eastern-ghouta https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/12/27/a-timeline-of-the-tightening-siege-in-eastern-ghouta Despite the de-escalation deal, a ban on humanitarian aid in Eastern Ghouta, where 94 percent of besieged civilians in Syria reside, has created a man-made disaster, writes Syria expert Aron Lund. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:15:15 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/10/25/analysis-what-the-reconstruction-of-raqqa-could-mean-for-syrias-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/10/25/analysis-what-the-reconstruction-of-raqqa-could-mean-for-syrias-war After the dangerous process of demining Raqqa is completed, the question of who will govern and rebuild the city will become even more crucial and could impact the endgame of the war, writes Syria expert Aron Lund in IRIN News. Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:48:31 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/11/what-jordans-reopened-border-will-mean-for-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/11/what-jordans-reopened-border-will-mean-for-syria Depending on the stability of the cease-fire, it seemed likely that the Syrian-Jordanian border will reopen sooner or later, writes Aron Lund, senior fellow at the Century Foundation. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Wed, 31 May 2017 12:28:08 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/05/31/analysis-how-the-syrian-government-pushed-east-along-three-axes https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/05/31/analysis-how-the-syrian-government-pushed-east-along-three-axes As the conflict in western Syria has calmed down recently, Syria expert Aron Lund explains in IRIN News the complex battle taking place in the eastern parts of the country. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Mon, 08 May 2017 13:22:55 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/05/08/de-escalation-zones-unlikely-to-entirely-wind-down-the-war-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/05/08/de-escalation-zones-unlikely-to-entirely-wind-down-the-war-in-syria As Russia’s ‘de-escalation’ plan comes into effect in four areas of the country, Syria expert Aron Lund explains in IRIN News why the Astana deal may not result in a lasting cease-fire. Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/03/09/truce-tests-relations-between-islamist-giants https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/03/09/truce-tests-relations-between-islamist-giants The U.S.-Russian brokered truce remains deeply controversial among rebels. Hardline jihadis have condemned the peace process, while more pragmatic Islamists have endorsed it. Now, a jihadi crackdown on demonstrators in rebel-held Idlib is testing the alliance between two of the insurgency’s most powerful factions. Government & Pro-Government Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/01/22/origins-of-the-syrian-democratic-forces-a-primer https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/01/22/origins-of-the-syrian-democratic-forces-a-primer Aron Lund, editor of the Carnegie Endowment’s Syria in Crisis page, provides an in-depth look at the Syrian Democratic Forces, their overall political agenda, the group’s masked connections to the Kurdistan Worker’s Party and what he believes to be their impending inclusion in the Geneva III talks. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights War Economy Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/04/01/the-failure-to-stop-starvation-tactics-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/04/01/the-failure-to-stop-starvation-tactics-in-syria The Carnegie Endowment’s Aron Lund on why the government starvation tactics have “worked as intended.”. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/03/27/does-syrias-southern-front-exist https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2014/03/27/does-syrias-southern-front-exist The Carnegie Institute’s Aron Lund weighs in on the myths versus reality of Syria’s so-called “Southern Front.”. ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Aron Lund https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/18/the-death-of-abdelqader-saleh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/11/18/the-death-of-abdelqader-saleh A spokesperson for the Syrian rebels’ Supreme Military Command just confirmed to me that Abdelqader Saleh, the military leader of the Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo, is dead.