Omar Abu Layla is the executive director of Deir Azzour 24, a research and analysis organization that focuses on reporting on events in Deir Azzour province. He is a native of the province a former Free Syrian Army spokesman. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/omar-abu-layla/rss en ISIS Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:05:44 +0000 Nicholas A. Heras, Omar Abu Layla https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/11/15/the-security-vacuum-in-post-isis-deir-ezzor https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/11/15/the-security-vacuum-in-post-isis-deir-ezzor As ISIS pulls out of eastern Syria, U.S.-backed forces will have to contend with stabilizing this territory. But without local allies, the security of SDF-held territory will be challenged, write journalist Omar Abu Layla and security expert Nicholas A. Heras.