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This Week in Northern Syria [10.2026]

March 4 - 10: IDPs return to Afrin & Shuyoukh, Sipan Hemo named Assistant MoD, the opening of al-Hasakah roads, and more.

Mar 12 • Alexander McKeever

Kurds and the French Mandate of Syria

The magnetism of the new state

Mar 9 • Alexander McKeever

This Week in Northern Syria [9.2026]

February 25 - March 3: New details on SDF military integration, Kobani security integration advances & gov't district official named, and more...

Mar 5 • Alexander McKeever

This Week in Northern Syria [8.2026]

February 18 - 24: Series of IS attacks vs Gov't, Asayish commander visits Afrin, MoI deploy to Qamishli airport, and more...

Feb 26 • Alexander McKeever

Appearance on the American Prestige podcast

I spoke to Derek Davison of American Prestige about the SDF following the fall of the Asad regime, the various January 2026 developments, the ongoing…

Feb 23 • Alexander McKeever

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Conflict and politics of the Syrian-Turkish borderlands

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