Sultan al-Kanj

Sultan al-Kanj
A Syrian Journalist and researcher 
Features ISIS members in Syria (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)

ISIS in Syria Eyes Revival by Exploiting Jihadist Disillusionment

Despite losing its last stronghold in Baghouz near the Iraqi border in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province in March 2019, the ISIS group has continued to pose a…

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Features Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (Ahmad al-Sharaa’) in Aleppo on December 4, 2024 (Telegram). 

How Al-Sharaa Led Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham to the People’s Palace

Since the Syrian revolution transitioned into armed conflict—after the regime ruled out negotiations and used excessive force to suppress protests in 2011—the…

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Features Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivers a speech following the “Declaration of the Syrian Revolution’s Victory” (Syrian Presidency)

SDF Factions: Uncertain Scenarios in Complex Relations with Damascus

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pose the main challenge to Syria’s new administration, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, as it seeks to move past the conflict and…

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