alexander mckeever
Contributor: Syrians for Truth & Justice, bellingcat, Popular Front
MA student: Middle Eastern Studies @ CUNY GC
Recent Work for Syrians for Truth & Justice
Various STJ reports contributed in an OSINT-capacity, January/February 2020…
Ahrar al-Sharqiyah: Additional Information on the Faction and its Founder
Some recently uncovered details regarding the controversial Syrian opposition faction and its commander Abu Hatem Shaqra…
other recent work:
Murder, Looting, and Displacement: Two Months into Turkey’s Invasion of Eastern Syria
An overview of Turkey’s latest cross-border intervention into Syria…
New Evidence Supporting the National Army’s Accusations in the Murder of…Hevrin Khalaf
STJ’s in depth report on the murder of Hevrin Khalaf including research of my own…
Afrin – Turkish-backed groups undertake live ammunition exercises in Iron Age temple
Turkish-backed NLF militants training at the Ain Dara temple…
Geolocation work for Syrians for Truth & Justice
Various STJ reports contributed in an OSINT-capacity, fall 2019…
Popular Front…A Closer Look at Turkey’s Syrian Militias
Conversation with Jake Hanrahan about who are Turkey’s proxies in northern Syria…
Afrin: Incidents Of Desecration And Destruction Of Cultural Sites
Collecting and verifying evidence of destruction of cultural and religious sites in post-OB Afrin…
Remnants Of The Deiri Opposition: Contention And Controversy In North Aleppo
Shedding light on several Turkish-backed opposition factions from eastern Syria…
Wrath of the Olives: Tracking the Afrin Insurgency Through Social Media
Analyzing a years worth of insurgent activity in Afrin…
Olive Branch Military Outpost Built Atop Afrin Cemetery
Documenting the destruction of an Afrin cemetery and shrine during Operation Olive Branch…
Popular Front: Assassinations in Afrin
Conversation with Jake Hanrahan about the YPG insurgency campaign in Afrin…
Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiya: Exiles of the Euphrates
Investigating a CIA-backed Syrian rebel faction fighting IS in the Syrian desert…
Alexander McKeever is an independent researcher and journalist based in Queens, NY, focused on the history of and developments within northern Syria. He is currently a second year student in the Middle Eastern Studies MA program at the CUNY Graduate Center.
