Ömer Özkizilcik
Ömer Özkizilcik works at the Security Department of the SETA Foundation in Ankara and is the editor in chief of Suriye Gündemi
The Unspoken Syrian Tribes in the Syrian Civil War
In the pre-war era of Syria, Arab tribes would send their youth to Gulf countries in order to provide families with additional income. With...
Between Rock and a Hard Place: The Armed Syrian Opposition In Idlib
Between Rock and a Hard Place: The Armed Syrian Opposition In Idlib
The outside danger of a regime assault has forced the armed Syrian opposition...
Interfactional Dynamics And The Future Of Idlib
Interfactional Dynamics And The Future Of Idlib
Since the planned wide-scale military operation by the Assad regime in July 2018 against the different military factions,...
Turkey’s five objectives for safe zone in NE Syria
Turkey’s five objectives for safe zone in NE Syria
On Jan. 13, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the creation of a 32-km (20 miles)...
Four Scenarios for Idlib and the Future of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Four Scenarios for Idlib and the Future of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
On January 1, 2019, renewed clashes occurred between the former Al-Nusra Front Hayat Tahrir...
Syrian Opposition Reacts To US Withdrawal
Syrian Opposition Reacts To US Withdrawal
On Dec. 19, U.S. officials stated that the Pentagon had an order to move troops out of Syria as...
Combatting Criminal Gangs in Northern Syria
Combatting Criminal Gangs in Northern Syria
After Turkey and the allied Syrian opposition factions launched Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch, both areas in...
Sharing the costs of rebuilding Syria
Sharing the costs of rebuilding Syria
In seven years of war, nearly half a million people have lost their lives due to killing by bombardment,...
Russia, Turkey, and the Fate of Idlib
Russia, Turkey, and the Fate of Idlib
In Idlib, Turkey could deter Russian airstrikes and ensure the region remains out of the Syrian regime’s control...
Alternative for the US in Syria: Forming a NATO axis
Alternative for the US in Syria: Forming a NATO axis
After the latest chemical attack by the Assad regime in eastern Ghouta, Trump made an...
