The West

Spotlight on Global Jihad (February 25 – March 2, 2016)

The ceasefire in Syria between the Syrian regime and the non-jihadi (so-called moderate) rebel organizations, validated by a UN Security Council resolution, came into effect on the night of February 26-27, 2016. In the following days, there was a marked decline in the intensity of the fighting in the areas where the agreement is supposed
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (February 18-24, 2016)

The United States and Russia announced that a cessation of hostilities agreement has been reached and is expected to come into force on February 27, 2016, at 00:00. The agreement is designed, among other things, to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian aid to the population trapped in the various combat zones in Syria. In the
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (February 11-18, 2016)

This week, the Syrian Army continued its attack north of Aleppo, with intensive Russian air support. The Kurds’ achievements gave rise to concern among the Turks. The Turkish Army fired artillery at the Kurdish forces during the attack on Tall Rifat.
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (February 4-10, 2016)

The main development of the week was the offensive by the Syrian Army, in the area north of Aleppo, which began on the day the Geneva III Conference started. At this point, the Syrian Army has enjoyed successes at the operative level, particularly the liberation of the besieged Shiite towns of Nubl and Zahraa, and
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 28 – February 3, 2016)

The main event of the week was a combined suicide bombing attack carried out in the area of the shrine of Al-Set Zaynab, a holy Shiite site south of Damascus. In Syria, the Syrian Army continues to establish itself east and northeast of the city of Aleppo, In Deir al-Zor and its environs, fighting continues
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 21-27, 2016)

In Syria, ISIS continues to exert military pressure on the Syrian Army in the area of Deir al-Zor, which is surrounded and cut off from the Syrian regime’s main area of control. In Iraq, the Iraqi Army continues its efforts to cleanse the city of Ramadi and its environs.
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