February 2026

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...
 • 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…
 • Alexander McKeever
This Week in Northern Syria [7.2026]
February 11 - 17: 'Abdi and al-Shaibani attend the Munich Security Conference, al-Houl emptied, US vacated al-Shaddadi, and more...
 • Alexander McKeever
New/old faces in the Jazirah
Key figures in the eastern administrations and SDF integration process
 • Alexander McKeever
This Week in Northern Syria [6.2026]
February 4 - 10: Completion of initial Gov't/SDF integration steps, 4500 IS detainees moved to Iraq, Syria attends Coalition meeting, and more...
 • Alexander McKeever
Raqqah Dispatch
Notes and photographs from a recent trip to the city
 • Alexander McKeever
This Week in Northern Syria [5.2026]
January 28 - February 3: New 'final' Gov't/SDF agreement reached, Internal Security forces enter al-Hasakah, al-Qamishli, and rural Kobani, SDF…
 • Alexander McKeever
Appearance on the Kültürkampf podcast
Friends of the newsletter Selim Koru and Nick Danforth had me on their regular podcast to discuss recent developments in Syria.
 • Alexander McKeever

January 2026

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