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As pro-government fighters inch closer to ISIS’ last Syrian stronghold, Deir Ezzor, Syria Deeply talks with Hassan Hassan of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy about the main stakeholders involved and the battle’s potential impact on Syria’s balance of power.
Frederic C. Hof Director, Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
The U.S. government should focus on post-ISIS stabilization in the east of the country if it hopes to block widening Iranian control, writes the Atlantic Council’s Frederic C. Hof.
The Trump administration’s decision to end a covert CIA program that provided arms and training to Syrian rebels may prompt the country’s battered opposition to side with jihadists in pursuit of a common goal: the overthrow of the Syrian government.
Anthony Elghossain Lawyer and Writer, Beirut
The Syrian state will try to ensure de-escalation and decentralization do not undermine its control over a “Strategic Syria.” For these Western strategies to become solutions for Syrians, officials must make programs viable, says lawyer and writer Anthony Elghossain.
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