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Analyst: De Mistura’s Syria Plan Risks ‘Another Srebrenica’

Khaled Yacoub Oweis, a visiting fellow at SWP, the German international affairs think tank, argues that the objective of international envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura should be the protection of civilians and not the creation of freeze zones, which, short of a balance of interests on the ground, will become killing fields

The Regime’s Restructuring of Syrian Society

With its monopoly over the country’s economy and wealth, the regime marginalized young Syrians by refusing them suitable and secure employment opportunities, largely motivating their involvement in the initial demonstrations of 2011

Major Essam ar-Rayes: We Will Reach Damascus


“We are facing an occupation that does not only target our land, but also countries located beyond our territory. Our defeat here today will be theirs tomorrow”