The Islamic State is prioritizing freeing its operatives and supporters from SDF-controlled prisons and detention camps, seeing that as a necessary step for the group’s resurgence. To that end, they’ve launched attacks on prisons and jails, the most notable of which was the 2022 al-Sinaa prison break at al-Hasakah. The largest prison in the Northeast, […]| The Soufan Center
Early Sunday morning in Syria, as rebel factions closed in on Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad fled the country for Russia, signaling a seismic shift in the Middle East’s political landscape. Rebel fighters declared an end to Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule, which followed a 30-year reign of his father, Hafez al-Assad. Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the head […]| The Soufan Center
The current environment in Syria is tailor-made for the Islamic State (ISIS) to exploit in an effort to help facilitate its comeback and resurgence, not just in the country but across the region. Still, the situation is complex. While ISIS will almost certainly gain from the absence of the Assad regime, providing ISIS with greater […]| The Soufan Center
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