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Executive Summary 2
Introduction 4
Section 1: Towards Security Sector Reform in Post-revolutionary Syria 6
Post-revolutionary Honeymoon 6
Trouble on the Coast 8
Sectarian Fighting in the South 9
Section 2: Struggling for Influence – the Role of Regional and International Actors in Syria 11
Regional Players 11
A Supportive Neighbour: Turkiye 11
Hesitant to Adversarial: Iran and Israel 12
Syria’s Pragmatic Neighbourhood: Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council 12
International Players 13
Section 3: Mapping Syria’s Armed Factions 16
Main Armed Factions 16
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) 16
The National Liberation Front (NLF) 19
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) 21
The Syrian National Army (SNA) 24
Other Groups 26
Regime Insurgents 26
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) 30
Conclusions 33
Notes 36
