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UPDATE: Syrian Caretaker Government links
Information on cabinet members, ministries, governors, and state media outlets
Syrian Caretaker Government links
Information on cabinet members, ministries, governors, and state media outlets
1
Roger Lescot's "Kurd Dagh and the Muroud Movement" (1940) part I
On a Sufi-led populist movement in French Mandate Afrin
On the Syrian National Army
A brief overview of the factions and and their commanders as HTS state building efforts continue
A brief history of Manbij, 2012-2024
A provincial city at the heart of significant international intrigue
2
Turan Tugayı: Central Asians in the Syrian National Army
A Furqat al-Hamzah subfaction active on the Afrin front lines
The latest in SNA reshuffling
Analysis and an updated outline of SNA structure
Profile: Furqat al-Mu’tasim (SNA)
Furqat al-Mu’tasim - فرقة المعتصم
A brief history of al-Raqqah city
Excerpts from Annika Rabo's Change on the Euphrates (1986)
Profile: Furqat al-Sultan Mehmet al-Fatih (SNA)
Furqat al-Sultan Mehmet al-Fatih - فرقة السلطان محمد الفاتح - Fatih Sultan Mehmet Tümeni
The SNA's 'Border Guard Brigades'
Information gleaned from a recent SIG Ministry of Defense video
Profile: Liwa' al-Waqqas (SNA)
Liwa’ al-Waqqas - لواء الوقاص - Al Vakkas Tugayı
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