Syrian Civil War
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Renewed calls to bring Australians home from refugee camps on 10-year anniversary of Syrian civil war
As the 10-year anniversary of the Syrian civil war is commemorated this week, the Refugee Council of Australia and Save…
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‘Every day is war’ – a decade of slow suffering and destruction in Syria
“It is the third floor”, he told me over WhatsApp. Ammar Azzouz The Conversation The building still stands but it…
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After Ten Years of War, Conflict Still Paralyses Syria
What does the conflict in Syria look like on the ground? ICC The sides to the conflict are locked in…
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In Syria’s Idlib, Washington’s Chance to Reimagine Counter-terrorism
It also reflects a gap in Western policy. Creative ideas from Washington could help break the impasse and set a…
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Germany and Finland bring home women from Islamic State camps
The foreign ministries of both nations said the women and children were brought back this weekend for humanitarian reasons. BBC…
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Trump’s Worst Crime Must Not be Forgotten
Eighteen months earlier, Trump did nothing as the Turkish army occupied the Kurdish enclave of Afrin and replaced the population…
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The SDF Seeks a Path Toward Durable Stability in North East Syria
The U.S. should commit to a gradual withdrawal that protects civilians. ICG As fighting in Syria has dissipated and COVID-19…
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In war-torn Syria, the coronavirus pandemic has brought its people to the brink of starvation
The civil war in Syria has been overshadowed as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and its grim economic…
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Exclusive: Australia’s first IS bride Zehra Duman and her children have fled to Turkey
IS bride Zehra Duman is currently in a Turkish prison and believed to be under investigation by Turkish authorities. Lin…
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U.S. Sanctions on Syria: What Comes Next?
Washington should further clarify humanitarian exemptions, specify benchmarks related to civilian protection and offer temporary easing of sanctions as long…
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Is Assad About to Fall?
The U.S. now has a narrow chance to prevent a catastrophe. Charles Lister Politico ”We promised to keep things peaceful…
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Repatriation of Dutch children in Syria now unlikely – but it shouldn’t be a political choice
Now these children and their families face considerable legal and logistical challenges. Authors The Conversation They are unable to access…
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Turkey and the Libyan and Syrian Civil Wars
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw this as an opportunity to further his perpetual quest for broad regional power By…
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Shattered by years of war, Syria braces for coronavirus spread
The spread of coronavirus to Syria brings the prospect of a deadly outbreak to a population devastated by nine years…
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Turkey’s Intervention in Syria and the Art of Coercive Diplomacy
But that does not mean the United States should not evaluate how it might respond and engage the Idlib crisis…
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Jinwar, the Middle East’s first feminist commune for Arab, Kurdish, and Yazidi victims of Islamic State
The 35-year-old Arab woman from the Syrian town of Deir Ezzor has seven children. JM Lopez ABC News Her husband…
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