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February 2015

ISIS Claims to Have Burned Alive Captive Jordanian Pilot

The video released online showed images of a man purported to be Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh, who was captured by ISIS in December, engulfed in flames inside a metal cage

Lavrov: Syrian Meetings in Moscow Positive

Lavrov says positive reactions came not only from those who participated in the meeting, but also from opposition figures who did not attend

Syrian Pound Collapses

As the pound plummets to 50-year low, Syria’s Central Bank offers 65 million USD to break its fall

The Economy of Violence: Models of Kidnapping

All of this violence and oppression pushed the other side to resort to armed confrontation to defend itself and its possessions, which had become spoils for the regime’s military and militias as they conquered civilian areas under the justification of combatting armed groups