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Kremlin Tests Authoritarian Societal Control Measures During COVID-19 Crisis | Posted : Mon, 04/13/2020 - 9:31pm
Kremlin Attempts to Exploit COVID-19 Crisis to Remove Sanctions on Russia and its Partners | Posted : Fri, 04/03/2020 - 5:52pm
Iran's Proxies Accelerate Soleimani's Campaign to Compel US Withdrawal | Posted : Thu, 04/02/2020 - 10:34am
Turkey's Military Buildup in Syria's Idlib Province | Posted : Tue, 03/31/2020 - 5:53pm
Iraq Situation Report: March 18 - 24, 2020 | Posted : Fri, 03/27/2020 - 9:00pm
Putin Accelerates Ukraine Campaign Amid Converging Crises | Posted : Tue, 03/24/2020 - 4:44pm
Turkey Commits to Idlib | Posted : Wed, 03/18/2020 - 5:58pm
Iraq Situation Reports: February 13 - 25, 2020 | Posted : Tue, 03/03/2020 - 9:01am
Attacks on Regime Positions Demonstrate Growing Strength of Southern Syria Insurgency | Posted : Mon, 03/02/2020 - 9:23pm
Iraq Situation Report: January 23 - February 6, 2020 | Posted : Fri, 02/14/2020 - 8:18pm
Russia Enables New Syrian Regime Offensive in Idlib | Posted : Sat, 02/08/2020 - 8:21am
Iraq’s Political Elite Identify Consensus Candidate for Prime Minister-Designee | Posted : Mon, 02/03/2020 - 3:32pm
Sadr Withdraws Support for Iraq's Popular Protest Movement | Posted : Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:32am
Anti-US Protests in Baghdad: An Interim Summary | Posted : Fri, 01/24/2020 - 6:51pm
Warning Intelligence Update: Iran Increases Pressure on US Forces in Iraq | Posted : Thu, 01/23/2020 - 5:34pm
Iraq Situation Report: January 14-16, 2020 | Posted : Fri, 01/17/2020 - 6:25pm
The Kremlin's Expanding Media Conglomerate | Posted : Thu, 01/16/2020 - 1:07pm
ISW Iraq Situation Report | Posted : Thu, 12/19/2019 - 4:02pm
The Perils of Talks on Russia's War in Ukraine | Posted : Sat, 12/07/2019 - 4:43pm
Russia Expands Air Presence in Northeast Syria | Posted : Wed, 11/20/2019 - 4:03pm
The Kremlin's Inroads After the Africa Summit | Posted : Fri, 11/08/2019 - 1:36pm
A New Competition for Influence in Northeast Syria | Posted : Thu, 11/07/2019 - 5:51pm
Iraq Situation Report: November 1-4, 2019 | Posted : Wed, 11/06/2019 - 6:16pm
Iraq SITREP: October 29-31, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 11/01/2019 - 11:07pm
Iraq SITREP: October 25-28, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 11/01/2019 - 11:06pm
Baghdadi Left Behind a Global ISIS Threat | Posted : Sun, 10/27/2019 - 1:38pm
Iraq Crisis Update: Iran Pushes Iraq to the Brink | Posted : Thu, 10/24/2019 - 9:53pm
Update: The Situation in Iraq | Posted : Tue, 10/22/2019 - 7:30pm
Analysis: Al Qaeda Expands its Presence in Afghanistan | Posted : Tue, 10/22/2019 - 6:09pm
Iraq Situation Report: October 11 - 16, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 10/18/2019 - 3:42pm
Russia in Review: The Kremlin's Middle East Security Concept | Posted : Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:29pm
Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria Looks Imminent | Posted : Sun, 10/06/2019 - 12:44am
ISIS's Campaign to Escape Detention in Iraq and Syria | Posted : Fri, 10/04/2019 - 7:02pm
ISIS Prepares for Breakout in Prisons and Camps | Posted : Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:30am
Al Qaeda Attempts to Unify Forces in Syria | Posted : Thu, 09/05/2019 - 5:57pm
Syria Situation Report: August 7 - 21, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 08/23/2019 - 2:21pm
Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Withdrawals | Posted : Wed, 08/21/2019 - 2:11pm
Afghanistan's Warlords Prepare for Civil War | Posted : Thu, 08/15/2019 - 5:08pm
ISIS's Second Comeback: Assessing the Next ISIS Insurgency | Posted : Fri, 08/09/2019 - 11:35pm
Syria Situation Report: June 25 - July 9, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 07/12/2019 - 10:24pm
Syria Situation Report: June 10 - 25, 2019 | Posted : Thu, 06/27/2019 - 5:49pm
ISIS's Second Comeback: Assessing the Next ISIS Insurgency | Posted : Wed, 06/26/2019 - 2:59pm
Confronting the Russian Challenge: A New Approach for the US | Posted : Wed, 06/19/2019 - 2:20pm
Syria Situation Report: May 27 - June 11, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 06/14/2019 - 6:39pm
Syria Situation Report: May 14 - 29, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 05/31/2019 - 11:33am
Syria Situation Report: April 27 - May 14, 2019 | Posted : Sat, 05/18/2019 - 2:33pm
Syria Situation Report: April 13 - 30, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 05/03/2019 - 10:55am
The Flawed US Approach to Afghanistan | Posted : Thu, 05/02/2019 - 9:44pm
ISIS Resurgence Update - April 2019 | Posted : Sat, 04/20/2019 - 6:46am
Russia in Review: March 26 - April 4, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 04/05/2019 - 11:00pm
Syria Situation Report: March 19 - April 2, 2019 | Posted : Thu, 04/04/2019 - 10:33pm
Ukraine Elections Update | Posted : Thu, 04/04/2019 - 1:15am
The Wild Card That Could Derail US Efforts in Afghanistan | Posted : Wed, 04/03/2019 - 11:45am
Russia Cracks Down at Home While Targeting Ukraine | Posted : Tue, 03/19/2019 - 10:06am
Russia Set to Gain Ground in Ukrainian Elections | Posted : Tue, 03/12/2019 - 6:20pm
Turkey and Russia Deepen Cooperation in Northern Syria | Posted : Mon, 03/11/2019 - 9:30am
US Coalition and Partner Forces Threatened East of the Euphrates | Posted : Mon, 03/11/2019 - 7:22am
Syria Situation Report: February 18 - March 5, 2019 | Posted : Thu, 03/07/2019 - 3:52pm
Syria Situation Report Map: February 7-20, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 02/22/2019 - 6:25pm
Syria Situation Report Map: 23 January - 6 February | Posted : Fri, 02/08/2019 - 8:13pm
Syria Situation Report: January 10-23, 2019 | Posted : Fri, 01/25/2019 - 7:35pm
Map: Russia and Iran Prepare for New Syria Battlefield | Posted : Mon, 01/07/2019 - 8:23pm
Syria Situation Report: November 29 - December 12, 2018 | Posted : Sat, 12/15/2018 - 9:17am
Syria Situation Report: November 8-29, 2018 | Posted : Thu, 12/06/2018 - 4:42am
Russia Expands its Air Defense Network in Syria | Posted : Mon, 12/03/2018 - 11:03am
Russia in Review: The Kremlin Targets Ukraine to Test the West | Posted : Sat, 12/01/2018 - 8:44am
Turkey's Near Abroad Expansion | Posted : Thu, 11/15/2018 - 9:20pm
Turkey Brief: Erdogan Ramps Up Pressure on the US | Posted : Tue, 11/13/2018 - 3:55pm
Russia in Review: Russian Lessons Learned in Syria and Ukraine | Posted : Thu, 11/01/2018 - 9:46am
Syria Situation Report: October 11-24, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 10/26/2018 - 4:49pm
The Kremlin's Campaign in Africa | Posted : Fri, 10/19/2018 - 9:59am
Syria Situation Report: September 23 - October 10, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 10/12/2018 - 7:06pm
ISIS's Second Resurgence | Posted : Tue, 10/02/2018 - 4:13pm
Syria Situation Report: September 13 - 26, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 09/28/2018 - 6:36pm
Syria Situation Report: August 28 - September 12, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 09/14/2018 - 6:29pm
Update: Pro-Regime Forces Setting Conditions to Attack US Forces in Eastern Syria | Posted : Fri, 08/31/2018 - 10:58am
Iraq Warning Update: Competing Protests Likely in Iraq | Posted : Thu, 08/30/2018 - 9:12pm
Warning Update: Iraqi Government Formation Could Turn Violent | Posted : Wed, 08/29/2018 - 7:51pm
Syria Situation Report | Posted : Wed, 08/01/2018 - 4:32pm
Navigating the US-Turkey Relationship Beyond the Quagmire | Posted : Thu, 07/26/2018 - 12:24pm
Russia Abandons Southwest Syria Deal in Support of Assad and Iran | Posted : Tue, 07/03/2018 - 6:59pm
Syria Situation Report: June 12-28, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 06/29/2018 - 9:49pm
The Collapse of Turkey's Democracy | Posted : Mon, 06/25/2018 - 8:20pm
Russia and Iran Prepare Offensive Targeting US-Partner Forces in Eastern Syria | Posted : Mon, 06/25/2018 - 7:17pm
A "Remarkable" Afghan Ceasefire | Posted : Mon, 06/25/2018 - 8:09am
The Kremlin's Campaign in Egypt | Posted : Wed, 06/20/2018 - 3:14pm
Contours of Anti-US Iraqi Government Emerge | Posted : Wed, 06/13/2018 - 11:04pm
Breaking Down Iraq's Election Results | Posted : Thu, 05/24/2018 - 10:56pm
Map Update: Pro-Assad Forces' Movements | Posted : Thu, 04/12/2018 - 7:44pm
America's Interests in Syria: Beyond Deterring Chemical Weapons Use | Posted : Thu, 04/12/2018 - 2:09pm
Q&A: Assad's Chemical Weapons Attack and the U.S. Response | Posted : Tue, 04/10/2018 - 2:39pm
Map Update: Assad Regime Campaign in Damascus | Posted : Tue, 03/27/2018 - 4:33pm
Syria Situation Report: March 6 - March 20, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 03/23/2018 - 12:23pm
Turkey Threatens New Attacks in Syria and Iraq | Posted : Tue, 03/20/2018 - 7:04pm
Turkey Set to Besiege Afrin City, Syria | Posted : Thu, 03/15/2018 - 6:33pm
Iraq: Ayad Allawi Sets Conditions to Recreate Premiership Bid | Posted : Tue, 03/13/2018 - 3:24pm
Afghanistan's Powerbrokers Prepare for 2019 Presidential Elections | Posted : Mon, 03/12/2018 - 2:32pm
Syria Situation Report: February 21 - March 6, 2018 | Posted : Mon, 03/12/2018 - 11:12am
Russia's Multi-Front Campaign in Ukraine | Posted : Fri, 03/09/2018 - 12:11pm
Syria Map Update: Regime Gains in Damascus: February 22 - March 6, 2018 | Posted : Tue, 03/06/2018 - 6:19pm
Turkey Clears First Hurdle in Afrin Operation in Northern Syria | Posted : Tue, 02/27/2018 - 3:54pm
Regime Gains in Damascus: May 1, 2016 - February 22, 2018 | Posted : Thu, 02/22/2018 - 2:06pm
Intelligence Estimate and Forecast: The Syrian Theater | Posted : Wed, 02/21/2018 - 7:49pm
Syria Situation Report: January 24 - February 7, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:27pm
Iraq Elections 2018: Iraq's Judiciary Rules Against Prominent Sunni Politician | Posted : Fri, 02/09/2018 - 1:44pm
Turkey Exploits Russo-Iranian Coalition Seams in Idlib | Posted : Wed, 02/07/2018 - 10:12am
Iraq Elections 2018: Iraqi Prime Minister's Electoral Coalition Fractures | Posted : Mon, 02/05/2018 - 10:53am
Afghanistan Political Showdown: The Ghani-Noor Conflict | Posted : Thu, 02/01/2018 - 4:28pm
Warning Update: Pro-Assad Coalition Set to Escalate in Southern Syria | Posted : Thu, 02/01/2018 - 9:27am
Russia's Plan for Syria Collapses in Sochi | Posted : Wed, 01/31/2018 - 11:44am
Turkey Escalates Against Pro-Assad Forces to Protect Afrin Operation in Syria | Posted : Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:18pm
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 13, 2017 - January 21, 2018 | Posted : Mon, 01/29/2018 - 10:45am
Syria Situation Report: January 10 - 24, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 01/26/2018 - 5:23pm
Iraqi Kurdish Political Fractures Weigh on Looming Elections | Posted : Thu, 01/25/2018 - 5:34pm
Mapping Turkey's Next Phasein Afrin, Syria | Posted : Tue, 01/23/2018 - 1:08pm
Syria's "War After ISIS" Begins as Turkey Attacks US Anti-ISIS Partner | Posted : Sat, 01/20/2018 - 2:18pm
Syria Situatio Report: December 14, 2017 - January 10, 2018 | Posted : Fri, 01/19/2018 - 4:54pm
Turkey's Erdogan Pivots to Target US-Backed Force in Syria | Posted : Tue, 01/16/2018 - 9:50am
Turkey Attempts to Block Russian-led Push in Western Syria | Posted : Thu, 01/11/2018 - 11:03am
ISIS Plotting Attacks from Afghanistan | Posted : Fri, 11/17/2017 - 6:58pm
Russia: Iran's Air Force in Syria | Posted : Fri, 11/17/2017 - 3:05pm
Southern Syria Deal Fails to Constrain Iran, al Qaeda | Posted : Thu, 11/16/2017 - 8:16am
US Ceding Syria to Russian Designs | Posted : Sat, 11/11/2017 - 9:23pm
Iran's Proxies Authorized to Compete in Iraq's 2018 Election | Posted : Fri, 11/10/2017 - 9:01am
Iran's Role in the Kirkuk Operation in Iraq | Posted : Thu, 11/09/2017 - 8:37am
Post-ISIS Insurgency Looms in Northern Syria | Posted : Tue, 11/07/2017 - 11:13am
Further Military Escalation Remains Likely in Iraqi Kurdistan | Posted : Fri, 11/03/2017 - 7:19pm
Russia Unfazed in Syria October 8 - October 30, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 11/03/2017 - 6:23pm
Turkey's Silent Al Qaeda Partner in Syria | Posted : Wed, 11/01/2017 - 5:20pm
Russia Seizes Syria Diplomacy Reins | Posted : Wed, 11/01/2017 - 11:03am
The Kremlin Targets Ukraine Through Hungary | Posted : Tue, 10/31/2017 - 7:56pm
Barzani Resigns as Iraq and Iran Threatens Kurdistan's Border Crossings | Posted : Sun, 10/29/2017 - 4:30pm
Syria Situation Report: October 10 - 24, 2017 | Posted : Thu, 10/26/2017 - 4:11pm
Syria and Iraq Intelligence Summary: October 13-20, 2017 | Posted : Sun, 10/22/2017 - 8:53pm
Iraq and Iran Compel Kurdish Withdrawal from Kirkuk | Posted : Fri, 10/20/2017 - 3:05am
Syria: Russia Renews Targeting Civilians: August 14 - October 7, 2017 | Posted : Tue, 10/17/2017 - 9:59am
The "War After ISIS" Begins in Iraq | Posted : Sun, 10/15/2017 - 11:06pm
Return of Signature Iranian Explosive Could Signal Escalation in Iraq | Posted : Fri, 10/13/2017 - 1:48pm
Syria Situation Report: September 27 - October 10, 2017 | Posted : Thu, 10/12/2017 - 5:02pm
Syria Situation Report: September 14 - September 27, 2017 | Posted : Thu, 09/28/2017 - 6:44pm
Escalation in Eastern Syria | Posted : Thu, 09/28/2017 - 10:45am
Intelligence Estimate and Forecast: The Syrian Theater | Posted : Sat, 09/23/2017 - 4:30pm
ISIS's Expanding Campaign in Europe | Posted : Mon, 09/18/2017 - 12:37pm
Syria Situation Report: August 31 - September 14, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 09/15/2017 - 10:52am
The Kremlin's Irregular Army: Ukrainian Separatist Order of Battle | Posted : Thu, 09/07/2017 - 5:04pm
Syria Situation Report: August 23 - 30, 2017 | Posted : Sat, 09/02/2017 - 8:32am
Syria Situation Report: August 8-23, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 08/25/2017 - 6:16pm
Syria Situation Report: June 29 - July 27, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 08/04/2017 - 7:34pm
Iran and Al Qaeda Exploit Syria Ceasefire | Posted : Fri, 08/04/2017 - 3:50pm
Ukraine Update: Russia's Aggressive Subversion of Ukraine | Posted : Fri, 08/04/2017 - 2:41pm
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: Pre- and Post-Ceasefire | Posted : Fri, 07/21/2017 - 6:56am
ISIS Sanctuary Map: July 18, 2017 | Posted : Mon, 07/17/2017 - 6:30pm
Russia's Mediterranean Sea Threat to NATO | Posted : Fri, 07/14/2017 - 6:42am
ISIS Sanctuary: July 10, 2017 | Posted : Mon, 07/10/2017 - 4:42pm
Iraq Control of Terrain Map: June 16, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 06/16/2017 - 5:04pm
ISIS's Global Campaign Remains Intact | Posted : Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:31pm
Syria Situation Report: June 1 - 8, 2017 | Posted : Mon, 06/12/2017 - 2:14am
Syria Situation Report: May 19 - June 1, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 06/02/2017 - 11:08am
Syria Situation Report: May 10 - 18, 2017 | Posted : Mon, 05/22/2017 - 12:43pm
Russia Lays a Trap in Syria | Posted : Mon, 05/22/2017 - 6:50am
Syria Situation Report: April 20 - May 10, 2017 | Posted : Tue, 05/16/2017 - 7:24am
Ukraine Update: Russia's Active Campaign in Ukraine March 16, 2017 - May 12, 2017 | Posted : Mon, 05/15/2017 - 3:54pm
The US-Turkey Divide Beyond Raqqa (Updated) | Posted : Mon, 05/15/2017 - 8:13am
The US-Turkey Divide Beyond Raqqa | Posted : Sun, 05/14/2017 - 4:20am
The Campaign for Mosul: April 29-May 11, 2017 | Posted : Thu, 05/11/2017 - 2:55pm
ISIS Sanctuary: May 10, 2017 | Posted : Wed, 05/10/2017 - 7:15pm
Iraq Situation Report: April 21 - May 5, 2017 | Posted : Mon, 05/08/2017 - 8:47am
Russia's Unrelenting Attacks on Syrian Civilians | Posted : Mon, 05/01/2017 - 6:38am
Turkey May Launch New Ground Offensive against US-Backed Forces in Syria | Posted : Fri, 04/28/2017 - 5:17pm
Syria Situation Report: April 14 - 20, 2017 | Posted : Fri, 04/21/2017 - 10:58am
Iraq Situation Report: March 20 - April 20, 2017 | Posted : Thu, 04/20/2017 - 9:44pm
Syria Situation Report: March 30 - April 14, 2017 | Posted : Sat, 04/15/2017 - 4:22am
Syria Strike Opens Doors for US Strategy | Posted : Sun, 04/09/2017 - 7:48am

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