Institute for the Study of War

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 22, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Jan 3, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

The Russian air campaign in Syria continues to bolster the position of the Assad regime ahead of negotiations between pro- and anti-regime representatives scheduled for January 25. The overwhelming majority of Russian airstrikes continue to support ongoing regime operations, targeting rebel positions in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Homs, Damascus, and Dera’a Provinces from December 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016. Russia targeted ISIS-held terrain with only a limited number of strikes in Aleppo, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zour Provinces.

Pressure on Syrian Armed Opposition Groups in Aleppo: December 30, 2015

Dec 31, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella

Russian-Enabled Regime Gains in Syria: December 30, 2015

Dec 31, 2015 - ISW Press

Russian Disinformation Regarding Regime Gains in Aleppo

Dec 31, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

The Syrian Opposition’s Political Demands

Dec 29, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

Key Takeaway: The ongoing Vienna process will likely fail to end the Syrian Civil War because it does not provide adequate incentives to Syria’s powerful armed opposition factions to lay down arms. The Vienna process relies on agreements made between international powerbrokers independent from the demands of both pro- and anti-regime Syrian factions.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 18 - 27, 2015

Dec 29, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

Russian airstrikes continue to weaken the position of the Syrian armed opposition ahead of negotiations between pro- and anti-regime forces scheduled for January 25. An alleged Russian airstrike in Eastern Ghouta on December 25 killed leading Salafist rebel commander Zahran Alloush, the commander of prominent Damascus-based group Jaysh al-Islam.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 18 - 27, 2015

Dec 27, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

Russian airstrikes continue to weaken the position of the Syrian armed opposition ahead of negotiations between pro- and anti-regime forces scheduled for January 25. An alleged Russian airstrike in Eastern Ghouta on December 25 killed leading Salafist rebel commander Zahran Alloush, the commander of prominent Damascus-based group Jaysh al-Islam.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 18 - 27, 2015

Dec 27, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

Russian airstrikes continue to weaken the position of the Syrian armed opposition ahead of negotiations between pro- and anti-regime forces scheduled for January 25. An alleged Russian airstrike in Eastern Ghouta on December 25 killed leading Salafist rebel commander Zahran Alloush, the commander of prominent Damascus-based group Jaysh al-Islam.

Control of Terrain in Syria: December 23, 2015

Dec 23, 2015 - Chris Kozak

The direct intervention of Russia into the Syrian Civil War has shifted battlefield momentum in favor of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since ISW published its last Control of Terrain in Syria Map in mid-September. Russia began its air campaign in Syria on September 30, enabling the regime to mount renewed offensives against opposition-held terrain throughout Western Syria.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 13 - 21, 2015

Dec 23, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

Key Takeaway: Russia continues to use its air campaign in Syria to bolster the position of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite an ongoing political process to end the Syrian Civil War.

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