Omar Kadkoy
@omarkadkoy.bsky.social
Foreign Policy, Security, and Migration Program Coordinator @heinrichboelltr| Member @GAR_Dernek | IR Alumnus @METU_ODTU | Glory @ManUtd | My views & opinions
ISW released its report on the new Syrian Army, and the authors explore Turkey's role, arguing that Turkey’s patronage is embedded in the new army’s structure, creating chains of loyalty that do not run cleanly through Damascus.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
ISW released its report on the new Syrian Army, and the authors explore Turkey's role, arguing that Turkey’s patronage is embedded in the new army’s structure, creating chains of loyalty that do not run cleanly through Damascus.
understandingwar.org/research/mid...
understandingwar.org/research/mid...
“A delegation from the U.S. congress, including members of the Intelligence Committee, arrives in Damascus to discuss several issues, including the Caesar file.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“A delegation from the U.S. congress, including members of the Intelligence Committee, arrives in Damascus to discuss several issues, including the Caesar file.”
Germany is pressing for Turkey to join SAFE for industrial/operational benefits. Greece is strongly objecting and tying consent to lifting the 1995 'casus belli.' Meanwhile, the Council wants "like-minded partners" to work together with assurances to Athens. www.consilium.europa.eu/media/d2nhnq...
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Germany is pressing for Turkey to join SAFE for industrial/operational benefits. Greece is strongly objecting and tying consent to lifting the 1995 'casus belli.' Meanwhile, the Council wants "like-minded partners" to work together with assurances to Athens. www.consilium.europa.eu/media/d2nhnq...
TIP's size and influence in Syria are understudied. China, however, has multiple cards to press Syria on TIP, including its veto right in the SC to maintain/lift the terror designation on the Syrian transitional president and his MoI, and UN sanctions in general.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
TIP's size and influence in Syria are understudied. China, however, has multiple cards to press Syria on TIP, including its veto right in the SC to maintain/lift the terror designation on the Syrian transitional president and his MoI, and UN sanctions in general.
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
This tweet from 13 years ago is trending hard among Syrians, knowing that Syria's transitional president is in Moscow for the Russian-Arab Summit.
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This tweet from 13 years ago is trending hard among Syrians, knowing that Syria's transitional president is in Moscow for the Russian-Arab Summit.
Lavrov on his country's view of Syria's governance model ahead of the Syrian transitional president's visit to Moscow to attend the first Russian-Arab Summit on 15 October: mid.ru/en/press_ser...
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Lavrov on his country's view of Syria's governance model ahead of the Syrian transitional president's visit to Moscow to attend the first Russian-Arab Summit on 15 October: mid.ru/en/press_ser...
Syria's first parliamentary elections since Assad's reign ended will take place in two days, and Syrian-American Jewish rabbi Henry Hamra is running in Damascus. He is committed to "one, stable and flourishing Syria, and unconditionally lifting the Caesar Act."
October 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Syria's first parliamentary elections since Assad's reign ended will take place in two days, and Syrian-American Jewish rabbi Henry Hamra is running in Damascus. He is committed to "one, stable and flourishing Syria, and unconditionally lifting the Caesar Act."
Syria isn't a case study, but the article speaks to the future of Syria through HTS's transformation into the Transitional Government: "From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideology, Rebel Governance, and Statebuilding after Rebel Victory in Civil Wars." www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Syria isn't a case study, but the article speaks to the future of Syria through HTS's transformation into the Transitional Government: "From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideology, Rebel Governance, and Statebuilding after Rebel Victory in Civil Wars." www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...
I wasn’t born when Nixon visited Syria and I was a kid when Clinton did, but seeing Syria’s transitional president next to the commander of CENTCOM is something I’ll vividly remember.
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I wasn’t born when Nixon visited Syria and I was a kid when Clinton did, but seeing Syria’s transitional president next to the commander of CENTCOM is something I’ll vividly remember.
The visit also witnessed the creation of a Syrian-Turkish Business Council.
August 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The visit also witnessed the creation of a Syrian-Turkish Business Council.
The Commission believes that these individuals and groups violated military orders and are suspected of committing violations against civilians.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Commission believes that these individuals and groups violated military orders and are suspected of committing violations against civilians.
When the MoD responded to the Commission's request to identify people in photos and videos identified by the Commission, it identified 298 people by their explicit names suspected of involvement in violations, a figure that remains preliminary.
July 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
When the MoD responded to the Commission's request to identify people in photos and videos identified by the Commission, it identified 298 people by their explicit names suspected of involvement in violations, a figure that remains preliminary.
This, and other reasonable grounds, lead the Commission to believe that the violations, although widespread, were not systematic/organized.
July 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This, and other reasonable grounds, lead the Commission to believe that the violations, although widespread, were not systematic/organized.
While not ruling out the presence of several regime remnants among the killed, the committee believes that most of the killings took place outside or after the end of military battles.
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
While not ruling out the presence of several regime remnants among the killed, the committee believes that most of the killings took place outside or after the end of military battles.
On March 6, the regime remnants carried out a series of large-scale hostile operations, targeting army and public security headquarters, checkpoints, and patrols. The remnants blocked main roads and killed 238 young security and army personnel in the governorates of Latakia, Tartus, and Hama.
July 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On March 6, the regime remnants carried out a series of large-scale hostile operations, targeting army and public security headquarters, checkpoints, and patrols. The remnants blocked main roads and killed 238 young security and army personnel in the governorates of Latakia, Tartus, and Hama.
"The committee based its conclusions on suspicion rather than on the conclusive evidence typically found in courts of law."
July 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"The committee based its conclusions on suspicion rather than on the conclusive evidence typically found in courts of law."
From Syrians for Truth and Justice - The Constitutional Declaration in Syria: Exceptional Powers for the Transitional President and the Risks of Entrenching Authoritarian Rule Hindering the Transition to Democracy. stj-sy.org/en/the-const...
July 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
From Syrians for Truth and Justice - The Constitutional Declaration in Syria: Exceptional Powers for the Transitional President and the Risks of Entrenching Authoritarian Rule Hindering the Transition to Democracy. stj-sy.org/en/the-const...
"Israeli official: Syrian army coordinated with us before entering Suwayda, but violated the agreement."
July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"Israeli official: Syrian army coordinated with us before entering Suwayda, but violated the agreement."
Syria's new visual identity: An eagle with 14 feathers, representing the 14 governorates of Syria and the 14 years of revolution.
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Syria's new visual identity: An eagle with 14 feathers, representing the 14 governorates of Syria and the 14 years of revolution.
70% of Turks disagreed with the statement that "Refugees make a positive contribution to our country."
June 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
70% of Turks disagreed with the statement that "Refugees make a positive contribution to our country."
69% of Turks disagreed with the statement saying "Most refugees who come to my country will successfully adapt to their new life."
June 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
69% of Turks disagreed with the statement saying "Most refugees who come to my country will successfully adapt to their new life."
Ipsos surveyed refugee rights, and the results from Turkey are pessimistic, considering the economy, hosting Syrians for 14 years, and the potential arrival of Iranian refugees nowadays:
77% of Turks said, "We must completely close our borders to refugees - we cannot accept any of them now."
77% of Turks said, "We must completely close our borders to refugees - we cannot accept any of them now."
June 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Ipsos surveyed refugee rights, and the results from Turkey are pessimistic, considering the economy, hosting Syrians for 14 years, and the potential arrival of Iranian refugees nowadays:
77% of Turks said, "We must completely close our borders to refugees - we cannot accept any of them now."
77% of Turks said, "We must completely close our borders to refugees - we cannot accept any of them now."
Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports signed an MoU with the French CMA CGM, allowing the company to establish and operate dry ports in the Adra Free Zone and the Syrian-Jordanian Joint Free Zone.
May 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports signed an MoU with the French CMA CGM, allowing the company to establish and operate dry ports in the Adra Free Zone and the Syrian-Jordanian Joint Free Zone.
Al Jumhuriya says it was a group of 20 from the Red Brigades, HTS elite unit, that attacked Hmeimim Air Base last Tuesday. The group planned the attack without their superiors' knowledge at the Syrian MoD. Four of the attackers were killed, including a Syrian and an Egyptian.
May 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Al Jumhuriya says it was a group of 20 from the Red Brigades, HTS elite unit, that attacked Hmeimim Air Base last Tuesday. The group planned the attack without their superiors' knowledge at the Syrian MoD. Four of the attackers were killed, including a Syrian and an Egyptian.
Syria's Land and Sea Ports Authority signed an MoU with the Chinese company Fidi Contracting, granting it the right to invest in the entire free zone in Homs (850,000 m²) and aiming to establish an integrated industrial zone that includes specialized factories and production facilities.
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Syria's Land and Sea Ports Authority signed an MoU with the Chinese company Fidi Contracting, granting it the right to invest in the entire free zone in Homs (850,000 m²) and aiming to establish an integrated industrial zone that includes specialized factories and production facilities.