Category: Civil War
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Checking In on Syria: Syria Three Months Post-Assad
March 16, 2025. The ousting of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad ushered in a new era of hope and uncertainty for the Syrian people. On December 8, due to the offensive on behalf of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, Assad and his family fled the capital. The leader of HTS, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has long been led…
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Conflict In Myanmar: Past, Present, and Future
February 16, 2025. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been plagued by military dictatorship, ethnic conflict, and humanitarian crises. In early 2021, the military overthrew the democratically elected government, which held a majority of the seats in parliament, and established a military junta. Shortly following the coup d’etat, protests broke out across the country…
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Developments on The M23 Offensive In the DRC
February 9, 2025. The Democratic Republic of The Congo has long been plagued by multi-ethnic conflicts since the 1990s, particularly in the eastern region of the country. This instability has led to long lasting disputes between various actors and rebel groups over resources, ethnicity, and ideology, further fueling geopolitical conflicts. As of recently, the ethnic…
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The New Syrian President: Jihadist or Freedom Fighter?
February 2, 2025. In the early morning of December 8, 2024, Syrian rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham pushed into the outskirts of Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad and his family to flee to Moscow via airplane.