Armed Opposition Groups in Northwest Syria
This report examines the current status of anti-Syrian regime opposition factions operating in northwest Syria, the last region controlled by the armed opposition.
Syria
A Lawless Space – Alleged ISIS-affiliated Men and Boys from Germany Detained in Northeastern Syria
This policy paper presents insights regarding men and boys from Germany who are currently detained in Northeastern Syria, most of them allegedly affiliated with the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS).
CEP Policy Paper: Prosecution Of German Women Returning From Syria And Iraq
This policy paper presents initial insights regarding the prosecution of female returnees—women who left Germany to travel to the former territory of ISIS in Syria and Iraq and have returned.
Female Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Challenges in Repatriation, Prosecution, and Rehabilitation
Following the 2019 fall of ISIS’s so-called “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria, the repatriation of female FTFs has led to a series of challenges.
Marching home? Why repatriating foreign terrorist fighters is a pan-European priority
Since the fall of ISIS’s caliphate, hundreds of European FTFs and their families remain incarcerated in overcrowded, insecure and unsanitary prisons and camps in Syria and Iraq. Nonetheless, there is a broad European resistance to the idea of bringing ‘dangerous traitors’ home.
Prosecution of Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France
This policy paper presents insights regarding the prosecution of returnees in France, more specifically individuals who left France to travel to join ISIS in Syria and Iraq and returned.
Recent Legal and Political Developments in the Repatriation of European Nationals from Northeastern Syria
This policy paper presents selected legal and political developments regarding the repatriation of European nationals from Northeast Syria in 2022.
The Central Syria ISIS Insurgency in 2021
In 2021, the Syrian regime and its Russian and Iranian allies largely controlled the trajectory of the ISIS insurgency in central Syria, also known as the Badia.
The Central Syria ISIS Insurgency in 2022
ISIS activity in central Syria fluctuated significantly throughout 2022. The year began with a series of moderately high tempo months, reached a historic low in July, and culminated in a renewed steady increase in activity over the last four months of the year.
The Central Syria ISIS Insurgency in 2023
This year saw three key developments in central Syria, all of which could impact the group’s activities in both central and northeast Syria in 2024.
Unsolved Murders in Syria’s Badia: Truffle Hunters in the Crosshairs and ISIS at Large
This report is part of a multi-year study of ISIS’s ongoing insurgency in central Syria, including an analysis of attacks against civilians, who have been regularly targeted in the Badia.
Syria: Extremism and Terrorism
The present conflict in Syria can be traced back to the historical tension between Shiite and Sunni groups fueled by the last four decades of the Assad family’s rule and the establishment of the Arab Socialist Baath Party in 1947.
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