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How Syria’s Bab Al-Hawa aid corridor became hostage in a geopolitical game
The four million people in northwest Syria who rely on international aid to survive are unsure whether there will be bread on…
Why are we treating Syrians so differently to Ukrainian refugees?
Last month, 25-year-old Andriy Kovalenko just about managed to escape the city of Mariupol as Russians were advancing, and…
Alone and vulnerable: The creeping increase in child abuse cases across…
Alone, scared, and vulnerable. Just three of a countless number of the words that could be used to describe the forgotten children…
Ukraine Makes Syria More Complicated
More than ever before, the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria are coming together. The calculations in the Kremlin and in Turkey’s…
Lavrov’s Visit to Turkey Shows that Ukraine and Syria Are Tied
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov continues his diplomatic rounds in and beyond the region. Recently, he met with foreign…
Northern Syria has become Erdogan’s punchbag
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey will soon be moving into northern Syria to clear Tel Rifat and Manbij of…
Russia’s Syria withdrawal a boon for Iran’s regional project
The echoes of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which is less than four months old, have reached our region. Our talk is not about units…
As the world watches Ukraine, Turkey prepares a military move into Syria
Turkey is preparing for yet another large-scale incursion into northern Syria, in what would be its fifth major military…
Rumoured Russian scale-back from Syria prompts regional alarm
After some of the heaviest shelling of Syrian territory by Turkish forces in months, six Russian helicopters on Monday…
Does Turkey Intend to Carry out New Operation in Syria?
The war in Ukraine may have dominated international political agenda, but Syria file is also very much active.
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