ETANA Syria (ETANA) Updates

Despite the promises of recent diplomatic engagements and the lifting of US and EU sanctions, Syria’s security situation remains fractious and fragile. The current status quo is defined by multiple...

An outbreak of armed clashes and anti-Druze sectarian violence in Suwayda province and the Rural Damascus towns of Jaramana and Sahnaya last week appears to have reached a tense impasse. For the time...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The raids in Koya this week portend increasingly brazen Israeli incursions into south Syria, which are now seriously hampering the ability of caretaker authorities in Damascus to...

Ongoing outbreaks of violence, aggression and violations across different areas in Syria are a reminder of the country’s precarious situation as it navigates the myriad challenges of unifying a...

Attacks and operations this week by the so-called “Military Council for the Liberation of Syria” potentially mark the first signs of a more organized regime response to the fall of Bashar al-Assad...

The National Dialogue Conference marks the prelude to the transitional government expected to be announced on 1st March in line with the deadline set by HTS-led caretaker authorities. While the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While on-the-ground security dynamics remain fractious and unpredictable, caretaker authorities in Damascus managed to yield tentative concessions from armed groups around the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a (previously known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Jolani) took the first steps towards organizing the much-anticipated National Dialogue...

While caretaker President Ahmad al-Shara’a’s recent meetings with Qatari, Saudi and Turkish officials arguably represent the most significant diplomatic advances for Syria’s new, post-Assad...

On Wednesday, 29th January, Syria’s interim authorities confirmed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmad al-Shara’a (formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Jolani) as interim president...

Arrest campaigns are ongoing across Syria, with security forces led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) pursuing wanted regime personnel yet to complete settlement procedures and handover weapons caches...

As of 12:00, 16 January 2025 Efforts from interim authorities led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to patch up the Syrian state are continuing; however, new threats and potential spoilers present...

As of 17:00, 9 January 2025 One month after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s honeymoon period is not yet over. Videos of civil society organizing, celebrations, protests and returns continue to...

As of 20:00, 19 December 2024 A series of political appointments announced this week by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmad al-Shara’a (otherwise known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad...

As of 16:30, 17 December 2024 Syria’s delicate interim period is still defined by the very real threat of unrest and open hostilities in north-east Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are...

As of 21:30, 12 December 2024 Syria’s transition from 50 years of Assad regime rule to an uncertain future under HTS and former opposition factions was never going to be smooth. In the days since the...

As of 20:00, 10 December 2024 In the early hours of 8th December, Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, and the former opposition declared control of the capital, ending the Assad family’s brutal 50-year...

The regime of Bashar al-Assad fell to opposition forces in the early hours of 8th December 2024. Having made rapid advances from north-west and south Syria in the past week, armed opposition groups...

As of 23:00, 7 December 2024 This update was finalized at 23:00, 7 December. In the hours since, the Assad regime was finally overthrown as opposition forces took Damascus. Amid unverified rumors of...

As of 23:00, 6 December 2024. Opposition and anti-regime groups in south Syria have joined the growing popular swell against the regime, which is rapidly losing territory across the country. Regime...