The Ongoing Crisis in Southern Syria (2025): Sectarian Tensions, Political Fragmentation, and International Intervention
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The Ongoing Crisis in Southern Syria (2025): Sectarian Tensions, Political Fragmentation, and International Intervention
CSAG INFORMATION PAPER
By: CSAG
29 July 2025
Subject: The Ongoing Crisis in Southern Syria (2025): Sectarian Tensions, Political Fragmentation, and International Intervention.
Purpose: The paper provides CSAG’s analysis to understand the complex and rapidly evolving crisis in southern Syria mid-2025. It examines the key opposing parties, their ideological roots, causes of the current escalation, and provides a situational analysis with a concluding assessment.
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The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of a number of international officers within the Combined Strategic Analysis Group (CSAG) and do not necessarily reflect the views of United States Central Command, not of the nations represented within the CSAG or any other governmental agency.
