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Opinion: Syria – What is Russia up to Now?

It did not take long for the US to prove it was not a ‘friend of the Syrian people’ – if it ever was – but rather became a neutral actor at best

Opinion: Alawites of the Syrian Opposition

It is known to skeptics that the Alawite is controlled by a necessity or destiny he cannot help, and is haunted by it if he budges one iota from it. While the necessity of class opens a place for one who “betrays his class,” the necessity of sectarianism has ruled out the presence of an Alawite who “betrays his sect”

Time to Consider Plan B: Sen. Corker

Assad continues to target civilians, block humanitarian access, and refuse the release of detainees, says senior Republican senator

Aleppo: A City That Refuses to Die

“Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City,” Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016

The Syrian Truce and the Siege of Turkey

Before the implementation of the truce, Russia attacked opposition-held areas in the north and Aleppo and cut supply routes and arms and fighters’ corridor from Turkey