Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Italian television, but it was not broadcast as Damascus wanted. So, SANA seems to have put the whole interview online. They […]
The US broke six months of silence on the almost weekly attacks that have threatened US forces in Iraq. These have come amid Iran tensions but neither the US or […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A timeline of events in eastern Syria during the period the US announced a withdrawal and the time the SDF signed an agreement with Damascus. ALL […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Thursday night social media accounts that follow Syria lit up with reports of airstrikes south of Damascus. For instance Danny Makki began reporting the strike […]
Syrian media activist Raed Fares assassinated By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “beacon of hope and bravery,” an icon, a modest and humble man who exuded the hope of the early, […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since Ankara launched its offensive against the YPG on January 20 there have been many developments in the battle between Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Before midnight on September 15th a Russian airstrike hit near where US-coalition supported Syrian Democratic Forces were operating east of the Euphrates river. According to a […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I was reading a major US media outlet about Turkey’s president visiting Washington and there was a link to the “free for all” in Syria. “The […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN When Bashar al-Assad’s army backed by Russia and other allies marched into Palmyra in the spring of 2016 he got applause from some around the world […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There’s a war on twitter. “I have been relentless [sic] harassed by OzKaterji & his pro-NFZ [no fly zone] trollmates over the past days,” wrote Max […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 