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6 January 2021063 Hakim Khatib

IS Militants Continue Attacks against Government Opponents & Loyalists – Field Events in Syria

On 5 January 2021, violent incidents continued at the same pace compared to previous days across Syria, especially in and around Idlib in northern Syr

4 July 20200456 MPC Journal Team

Jordan Issues over 190,000 Work Permits to Syrian Refugees

More than 190,000 work permits have been issued to Syrian refugees in Jordan, said Jordan’s Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi

1 July 20200412 MPC Journal Team

UN Raises $7.7bn in Humanitarian Aid for Syria

On 30 June 2020, the UN raised a total of $7.7 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria at the virtual UN donor conference on Syria in Brussels, Belgiu

22 June 20200378 MPC Journal Team

Egypt Sentences 16 People for Links with Terrorist Al-Nusra

On 21 June 2020, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 16 people for links with the terrorist Al-Nusra group in Syria. The court sentenced 13 defendants

15 June 20200401 Neville Teller

Assad Faces the Syrian People’s Fury

Early June saw Syria erupt into nationwide demonstrations against the president, Bashar al-Assad. A beleaguered population, exhausted by years of civi

5 June 20200513 Neville Teller

Islamic State Is Still Alive and Kicking

During its heyday in 2014-2015, Islamic State (IS) conquered great tracts of Iraq and Syria and ruled over some 11 million people. It took four yea

4 June 20200389 MPC Journal Team

Russia Sends Second Batch of Combat Aircraft to Syria

On 3 June 2020, Russia confirmed the delivery of more MiG-29 combat aircraft to Syria; just days after the US military had accused Moscow of using S

Expand An unexploded 9N24 fragmentation submunition is marked by deminers in Sarmin, Idlib governorate. © 2020 Syria Civil Defense

11 May 20200325 MPC Journal Team

Amnesty Documents 18 Attacks on Clinics and Schools in Syria

On 11 May 2020, Amnesty International reported that during the past year, Russian-backed Syrian regime forces had carried out 18 attacks on medical

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will remain in northern Syria until all 'terrorists' leave the area [File: Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images]

10 March 20200523 Neville Teller

What Game Is Turkey Playing in Syria?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - © Photo: File: Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images[/caption] Three basic factors underlie Turkey’s stance in the confused

21 February 20200635 Neville Teller

Slaughtered in Syria – the Innocent, Humanity and Democracy

Copyright REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah/File photo[/caption] In March 2011 a few teenagers in a southern Syrian city – fired no doubt by the revolutionary