Victims of Chemical Weapons Are Soon to Be Forgotten
While victims of chemical weapons in Syria are still suffering to cope with what has happened, the world has moved on to focus on the repercussions of American airstrikes against…
Russia-Affiliated Foreigners Fighting for Assad
While the term foreign fighters has been frequently used to refer to those who fight alongside Jihadist groups in Syria on one hand and those who fight alongside Assad regime…
Assad’s Foreign Fighters
While the danger posed by foreign fighters flooding into Syria has become a central point in world media and research, this focus was more likely to concentrate on Islamically-flavoured extremists…
Assad and the rise of ISIS
A link between Bashar Assad regime and the rise of the so-called Islamic State does not come as a surprise to many Syrians. Unlike the image the regime has been…
Syria: Has Turkey Been Marginalised While the US Thrusts into the Fight?
In a remarkably under-reported series of events in northern Syria, the success of the joint Turkish – Free Syrian Army (FSA) Operation Euphrates Shield (Turkish: Fırat Kalkanı Harekâtı, Arabic dara’ al-furat)…
Aleppo: Evacuations Continue but What’s Next?
Evacuations from besieged Aleppo are in progress right now and thousands of wounded people, elderly civilians and children have already made it out with the help of the Red Cross…
Aleppo: Symbol of Action and Inaction
SYRIA – Assad army, backed by Russian and Iranian allies, has recaptured the city of Aleppo, which might be a major victory for President Assad in Syria’s six-year-long civil war.…
Here’s How Syrian Regime Built ISIS
In his first interview after winning the presidency, Donald Trump hinted that he will shift policy in the Syria conflict from one of support for the moderate opposition to collaboration with the regime of President…
What to Be Improved in the Arab World?
The short answer to the question: Where does one start? If things in the Middle East and North Africa were not complicated enough, answering the question has been made even…
Refugees Selling Sex on Athens Streets
In the heart of Athens, sidewalks teem with passersby, restaurants are packed with people and crowds flow from the metro. But take a few steps into nearby Victoria Square, and…