Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 In The News 30 Mar 2020 If the United States is forced out of Iraq in an ugly, contentious fashion, it could poison the bilateral relationship. (Quoted with Maria Fantappie) War on the Rocks Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups 4 Jan 2020 [The assassination of Iranian General Suleimani] is precisely the sort of deus ex machina the organization [ISIS] needed, to give it room to operate and to allow it to br... New York Times Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups 8 Oct 2019 L'EI constitue toujours une menace qui pourrait métastaser si les FDS voient leur attention et leurs ressources détournées [...] au profit d'une bataille défensive contre... Le Nouvel Obs Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups 1 Sep 2019 This ceasefire [in Idlib] may just be an operational pause for Damascus and Moscow to consolidate their territorial gains and prepare for the next phase of their offensiv... Al Jazeera Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups 20 Aug 2019 If the Russians have decided that they now care about the verbatim implementation of [the de-escalation] agreement then that is a big problem for Idlib and for Turkey. Financial Times Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups 30 Jul 2019 The main obstacle Damascus now faces is the complicating role of foreign forces in the areas still outside its control. Deutsche Welle Sam Heller Former Adviser, Non-state Armed Groups Latest Updates Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 13 May 2020 When Measuring ISIS’s “Resurgence”, Use the Right Standard Also available in العربية Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 12 December 2018 Rightsizing the Transnational Jihadist Threat Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 22 October 2018 ‘Frogs’ and ‘Geckos’: Syria’s Jihadists Speak the Language of Rebellion Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 22 June 2018 As Assad Turns to Syria's Southwest, Washington Faces a Choice Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 10 April 2018 Can the U.S. Respond to the Syria Chemical Weapons Attack without Risking Escalation? Also available in العربية Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 08 March 2018 Russia Should Go Beyond Humanitarian Corridors in Syria Also available in العربية Load more