Al-Ghadfa Local Council: A Success Story
The Syrian Observer
March 21, 2014
Mohammad Kassem writes for The Syrian Observer on a successful local council experience in Northern syria
Mohammad Kassem writes for The Syrian Observer on a successful local council experience in Northern syria
ISIS took advantage of the withdrawal of the Ahrar al Sham and Jabhat Al Nusra groups at the end of September 2012 and turned the province’s entire life
Volker Perthes is the executive chairman of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), in Berlin
Syrian children are suffering from improvised Turkish policy, the absence of a clear vision from the Coalition, poor financial resources and the absence of a real and effective role for U.N.
The prices in the markets of Kfar Nabel, a city of over 30,000, were affected by the repeated closure of the Bab Al-Hawa crossing, around 100 kilometers from the city
One prison survivor said the kidnapped civilians and fighters are all in ISIS’s biggest prison, al-Sad in Tabqa
U.S. and European policymakers should look beyond the objectives of the Geneva II conference on Syria and implement a comprehensive strategy to push the conflict toward a settlement
Nabil ElArabi has approved the holding the meetings of the Syrian National Coalition in the seat of the Arab League
The Syrian issue was used in the electoral campaign and there is no reason to fear the Republican People’s Party because Turkey is an institutional country
Jamous praises assistance from Turkish state
Difficulties emerge as a result of the Turkish policy of recognizing refugees as “guests”
There is talk of the opposition occupying Syria’s seat at the Arab League
Residents say the Kurdish militias are employing brutal and repressive tactics against Arabs
The SMC announced Sunday that Idriss had been removed from his post as head of the Supreme Military Council
Refugees from the Golan, Abu Majd and his family have moved from Lebanon, to Egypt. He tried smuggling to Europe, only to arrive in Turkey where he is still looking for work
Some say the man was attempting to defect from ISIS
The mosque was being used as a school
The U.S. and Russia have agreed on what’s needed, but it is up to the Syrian parties to find out how to get there
Fighting between rebels and ISIS have prevented many civilians from fleeing the barrel bombing
Talks are only of value if the issue of terrorism is dealt with
