Syria: Canadian fighter's death underscores security challenges
Jan 16, 2014 - Toronto Star - AnonymousISW Syria Analyst Isabel Nassief speaks about the complex nature of battlegrounds within Syria with The Toronto Star.
ISW Syria Analyst Isabel Nassief speaks about the complex nature of battlegrounds within Syria with The Toronto Star.
As clashes continue throughout Iraq and Syria, ISW Senior Fellow LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.), ISW Research Director Jessica D. Lewis, and Iraq Team Lead Ahmed Ali have lent their perspectives to the rapidly-changing situation on the ground.
ISW reporting has covered the events unfolding in Ramadi and Fallujah as Al-Qaeda in Iraq clashes with tribal militias and Iraqi Security Forces. For additional reading, see our timeline here.
Following sporadic violence throughout the summer of 2013, fighting between pro-regime and rebel forces has begun to concentrate on the Damascus-Homs supply route running through Qalamoun.