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		<title>Implications of the Oil Deal for the Kurds in Syria</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Kurds have entered a complicated game following the oil agreement between American company Delta Crescent Energy and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to modernize the oil fields and increase production in north-east Syria. The complexity lies in the fact that the Americans have firmly resolved to prevent the supply of oil to the Syrian [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>China&#8217;s policy in Syria</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China did not disengage from Syria when the country was plunged into turmoil in 2011, and contacts and communication between the Chinese government and the Syrian regime remained in place at the political level. China has also refused to condemn the regime in the Security Council and has used its veto power (alongside Russia) to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kurds Left With Few Choices After US Withdrawal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces were under no illusions that their alliance with the United States as anything more than one of convenience. Even as the SDF took and held territory in northeast Syria, its commanders had always publicly reiterated that the solution lay in dialogue with the government and that they were ready [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Configuration in the Syrian Regime’s Security Structure</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 07:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since its creation by former president Hafez al-Assad, the Syrian security apparatus has been known for its brutality and pervasiveness in all aspects of life in Syria. This structure was the main reason for the survival of the Syrian regime along with, at times, the tight and strong circle Hafez al-Assad created based on loyalties [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deir Ezzor Becomes a Battlefield for Influence</title>
		<link>https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/deir-ezzor-becomes-a-battlefield-for-influence/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the defeat of ISIS, Deir Ezzor governate, one of the most dangerous of areas that had embraced the organization, is the site of a new battle: over the influence of Iran. International concern remains focused on preventing the return of ISIS to the areas east of the Euphrates, but there is a disparity between [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Will Freeing Local ISIS Militants Come Back to Bite the Kurds?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 13:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Kurdish militias and governing institutions hope that leniency with local fighters will calm relations with local Arabs. But is this policy storing up trouble? What will become of the enormous number of ISIS fighters &#8211; both local fighters and those who came from abroad &#8211; now that the organization has lost all of its [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Iran Is Winning Deir Ez-Zor by Default</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran is exploiting the lack of a regional or international vision for the situation in Syria as well as the dwindling presence of anti-Iranian international players there following the announced gradual withdrawal of US forces from the country. In Deir ez-Zor, Iran is deploying its militias west of the Euphrates and has exerted control over [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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