Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an independent researcher focused on the Syrian war. He tweets @KyleWOrton.
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Coronavirus and Continued Conflict Push Syria Into Greater Chaos
The first quarter of 2020 saw a serious escalation of combat in Syria, albeit without much alteration in the political trends, and the arrival of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has...
Rift Emerges in PKK Command Structure over Ties to U.S. Coalition Forces in Syria
Even by the standards of Syria’s complicated war, October 2019 was a tumultuous month. The contradictions inherent in the U.S. effort to conduct a counter-terrorism war against the Islamic State...
The PKK Roots of America’s Ally in Syria
The Arab inhabitants of eastern Syria have once again turned out in protest against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Western partner force in the campaign against the Islamic State...