... but, because these groups are ... percent of the population, usually comprehend the meaning of something said in Modern Standard Arabic, although they ... KURDS Estimates of the number of Kurds in Syria vary widely, but they are believed to ...

... and graze them on the lowlands in the winter . Although estimates of the number of Kurds in Syria vary widely , they are believed to compose about 9 percent of the total popula- tion . Although some Kurdish tribal groups have lived in ...

Five years into the ongoing and tragic conflict, the paper analyzes how Syria’s economy and its people have been affected and outlines the challenges in rebuilding the economy.

The book explores in particular how conditions for a change in ethnic strategy, from one of 'dissimulation' to one of 'visibility', have emerged amongst Syria's Kurds.

The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis sheds light on the 'mobility calculus' of Syrian refugees.

This important report, Global Trends 2030-Alternative Worlds, released in 2012 by the U.S. National Intelligence Council, describes megatrends and potential game changers for the next decades.

Presents the findings of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which was formed in 2006 to examine the situation in Iraq and offer suggestions for the American military's future involvement in the region.

... Syria has 1.8 cubic miles of water . Eighty - three percent is used for ... POPULATION According to the 1981 census , Syria's population was 9,046,144 ... but most of it was concentrated in a small area ; 70 % of Syria's people live in ...

This book provides national and regional policy makers with a technical assessment of the impact and stabilization costs needed for 2015 associated with the influx of refugees and IDPs.

This is the first book to focus on the plight of the Kurds in Syria. The Kurds are Syria's largest minority, and continue to be subject to extreme human rights abuses.