Deir Azzour Tribal Mapping Project
PDC's Bassam Barabandi and Nidal Betare collaborated with Nick Heras from CNAS to map the tribes of Deir Azzour. [googlepdf url="https://www.peopledemandchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CNAS-PDC-Deir-Azzour-Tribal-Mapping-Project-FINAL.pdf" download="Download" width="100%" height="600"]...
PDC Map Update: Syria September 2017
General Overview of Control of Syria: September 2017 ...
The Oil and Gas Fields of Deir Azzour
The following map is a review of the military control of the Jazeera region of Syria as of September 15th, 2017. This map also has an overlay which shows the main oil and gas fields and pumping stations across Jazeera region, including a more detailed...
How the Gulf crisis could spill over into rebel rivalry in Syria
Given the proxy nature of the Syrian conflict, it is inevitable that the Gulf standoff will change relations between rebel groups. But just how much depends on how long the rift lasts and how it ends The ongoing Gulf rift is creating anxiety among Syrian rebels who fear...
Iraqi Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia at critical time
After initial hesitation, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced that he would visit Saudi Arabia for the first time since taking office in August 2014. The news of Abadi’s intention to visit Riyadh was first leaked days after the crisis between Saudi Arabia, Egypt and...