![Free Syrian Army fighters stand at a former base used by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), after the ISIL withdrew from the town of Azaz, near the Syrian-Turkish border, March 11, 2014. Syrian refugees in this border outpost were delighted to hear their home town of Azaz had been liberated - not from Bashar al-Assad's troops but from al-Qaeda fighters who subjected them to a regime that included torture and public beheadings. For Syrians who three years ago rose up against 43 ye](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/06/RTR3GL9R.jpg/RTR3GL9R.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=aiwjOJ80)
Ulusal Savunma Üniversitesi Yakın Doğu Güney Asya Stratejik Çalışmalar Merkezi’nde Orta Doğu çalışmaları alanında öğretim üyesidir. Ayrıca, Esad sonrası Suriye’ye yönelik planlamalara odaklanan “The Day After” (Ertesi Gün) isimli örgütün başkanlığını yürütmektedir.
![Free Syrian Army fighters stand at a former base used by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), after the ISIL withdrew from the town of Azaz, near the Syrian-Turkish border, March 11, 2014. Syrian refugees in this border outpost were delighted to hear their home town of Azaz had been liberated - not from Bashar al-Assad's troops but from al-Qaeda fighters who subjected them to a regime that included torture and public beheadings. For Syrians who three years ago rose up against 43 ye](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/06/RTR3GL9R.jpg/RTR3GL9R.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=aiwjOJ80)