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Bassam Saker

The So-Called Liberated North Has Become a Safe Haven for Extremism and Terrorism

2022-04-18
By: Bassam Saker

Since the beginning of the Syrian Revolutionary Movement, the Turkish occupation state has been keen to support Islamist groups in an effort to Islamicize Syrian society, under the command of the Muslim Brotherhood. Continue Reading

UN Peace Talks on Syria Will Fail Without North and East Syria

2021-09-07
By: Bassam Saker

If we remain excluded, democratic Syria may just refuse to accept the results of the peace talks. We must be included if these talks are expected to succeed.Continue Reading

Seven Points for Enhancing Social Cohesion in Syria

2020-07-01
By: Bassam Saker

Seven measures to enhance social cohesion as part of a transition to a democratic system that will allow our nation to move forward in harmony.Continue Reading

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  • Special Forces Medical Association Details December Insider Attack on US Forces in Syria

    A session at the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Conference on April 30th offered a sobering and technically detailed examination of a December 2025 insider attack on U.S. forces in Syria given by members of the 304th Rescue Squadron that responded to the scene. The incident resulted in four casualties,

  •  Women Must Be at the Center of Northeast Syria’s Integration

    Female U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, pose for a photograph with women of the local populace during an International Women’s Day Festival in Northeast Syria on March 8, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Gore) Every year, International Women’s Day highlights the progress women have

  • Woman raises new Syrian flag from behind security fence - Syria's New Dawn Means Nothing Without True Inclusion

    Syria’s New Dawn Means Nothing Without True Inclusion

    One year ago, the armies of Hay’at Tahrir Al Sham entered Damascus with very little resistance from the military of the former regime. Then the news came down – Assad had fled Syria. Everyday Syrians flooded into Assad’s palace and into the streets in celebration. I felt a unique kind

  • Protecting What We’ve Built: Honoring Women’s Progress in Northeast Syria

    Today marks the international day of the elimination of violence against women. This is a special day for us in Northeast Syria. In less than a decade, we have gone from living under the horrors of ISIS rule to building a functioning system of self-governance in which women and men

Recent Posts

  • Special Forces Medical Association Details December Insider Attack on US Forces in Syria
  • The Limits of Order in Syria
  •  Women Must Be at the Center of Northeast Syria’s Integration
  • Syria’s New Dawn Means Nothing Without True Inclusion
  • Protecting What We’ve Built: Honoring Women’s Progress in Northeast Syria

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