Tribes at War: The Struggle for Syria
Haian Dukhan
SSSHL Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Two years following the Syrian uprising, the civil war turned into a regional proxy war, principally between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but with important roles played by Qatar, Turkey and Iraq. This paper argues that tribal identity was (and is still) used by the Syrian regime, the opposition, the Kurds, the Islamists and international powers (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, USA, Russia, etc.) to mobilize and direct the armed activities of tribesmen in line with their interests in their battle over Syria. This, in turn, has resulted in the fragmentation of the tribes and their Sheikhs into competing clans that were mainly instrumentalised by outsiders during the Syrian conflict.
Actors and Dynamics in the Syrian Conflict's Middle Phase Between Contentious Politics, Militarization and Regime Resilience
Jasmine K. Gani, Raymond Hinnebusch
Rouledge
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Syria Social Sciences 100%
Saudi Arabia Social Sciences 96%
Iran Social Sciences 83%
Turkey Social Sciences 75%
ethnic group Social Sciences 74%
Kurd Social Sciences 62%
Qatar Social Sciences 55%
civil war Social Sciences 45%
Dukhan, H. (2022). Tribes at War: The Struggle for Syria. In J. K. Gani, & R. Hinnebusch (Eds.), Actors and Dynamics in the Syrian Conflict's Middle Phase Between Contentious Politics, Militarization and Regime Resilience (pp. 214-235). Rouledge.
Dukhan, Haian. / Tribes at War: The Struggle for Syria. Actors and Dynamics in the Syrian Conflict's Middle Phase Between Contentious Politics, Militarization and Regime Resilience. editor / Jasmine K. Gani ; Raymond Hinnebusch. Rouledge, 2022. pp. 214-235
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Dukhan H. Tribes at War: The Struggle for Syria. In Gani JK, Hinnebusch R, editors, Actors and Dynamics in the Syrian Conflict's Middle Phase Between Contentious Politics, Militarization and Regime Resilience. Rouledge. 2022. p. 214-235