Reporting by Tom Perry in Beirut and Stephanie
Feb 26, 2018
Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan
Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain...
PBS
Feb 24, 2018
UN passes Syria ceasefire resolution after strikes in Eastern Ghouta kill hundreds
This week, Syrian government-led airstrikes in the rebel-held suburb of Eastern Ghouta killed an estimated 500 civilians. On Saturday,...
BBC News
Feb 22, 2018
Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution
Russia has said there is no agreement on a UN Security Council resolution to bring in a 30-day truce in Syria. Russia's UN ambassador,...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 20, 2018
Winning the Post-ISIS Battle for Iraq in Sinjar
What’s new? The Islamic State (ISIS) is defeated in Iraq, and its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis in Sinjar has ended. But...
Genocide Watch
Feb 20, 2018
VOA Interview: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
Rebuilding Iraq Question: The conference is wrapping up, but while there have been some significant contributions for the Iraq...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Feb 16, 2018
Syria: Aid finally reaches Eastern Ghouta after death toll rises above 200 in four day assault
As the death toll from a four-day assault on Eastern Ghouta rose above 200 last week, the UN Security Council met behind closed doors on...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 15, 2018
Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”
Sultangazi is an inner-city district of Istanbul located on the European side of the Bosphorus, home to more than a half-million Turkish...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 9, 2018
Averting Disaster in Syria’s Idlib Province
What happened? The de-escalation zone in north-western Syria is on the brink of collapse. Boosted by Russian air support, Syrian regime...
Hannah Brockhaus | Catholic News Agency
Feb 7, 2018
Colosseum to be lit red for persecuted Christians
The Roman Colosseum will be illuminated by red lights later this month to draw attention to the persecution of Christians around the...
The New York Review of Books
Feb 7, 2018
Syria’s New Normal
Mount Qasioun soars above the Damascus plain to a height of four thousand feet, a sheer escarpment that for millennia has borne witness...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 7, 2018
Israel, Hizbollah and Iran: Preventing Another War in Syria
What’s new? A new phase in Syria’s war augurs escalation with Israel. As the Assad regime gains the upper hand, Hizbollah probes the...
Halis Yildirim
Feb 6, 2018
Stops attack on Afrin!!! Against the war for peace
After days of bombing, the Turkish military marched across the border and now tries to occupy Afrin with Jihadist mercenaries. Turkey...