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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Victoria Lupton
    Lessons for the Ukrainian refugee crisis from Syria

    There is an opportunity here to cement a commitment to helping all displaced people, regardless of their origin countries

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    InterviewNato
    Sweden ‘must cut ties’ with Kurdish militia in Syria, says Turkish envoy

    Turkey’s veto on Nordic country joining Nato can only be overcome by severing YPG links, says ambassador to Stockholm

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Global InsightLaura Pitel
    Tension over Turkey’s 4mn refugees nears boiling point

    With troubled economy and elections ahead, incomers are an easy target for politicians

  • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Turkey blocks Russian armed forces’ air route to Syria

    Move aims to pile pressure on Moscow to resume negotiations over Ukraine war

  • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
    Eliot Higgins
    Bellingcat founder: Don’t let Putin’s disinformation distract from his war crimes

    Plentiful evidence of Russian violations — now available publicly — is only valuable if perpetrators are held to account

  • Saturday, 12 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: fear of deployment of chemical weapons in Ukraine

    Biden raises alarm over potential use by Russia as norms against such munitions seem under threat

  • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
    Isis
    Isis leader dies during US raid in north-west Syria

    Militant chief detonates bomb in village hide-out after special forces launch operation

  • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
    Syrian crisis
    US-backed forces regain control of Syrian prison after siege

    Attempted jailbreak by Isis fighters is the largest attack by extremist groups in several years

  • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
    Syrian crisis
    German court convicts former Syrian official of crimes against humanity

    Ex-intelligence officer sentenced to life in jail in first criminal case over state-sponsored torture in Syria

  • Friday, 10 December, 2021
    European Union
    EU to impose sanctions against Russian mercenary group Wagner

    Measures will include asset freezes and travel bans in response to activities in Syria, Ukraine and Africa

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    News in-depthArtificial intelligence
    Researchers train AI on ‘synthetic data’ to uncover Syrian war crimes

    Technique used to teach Tesla cars and Amazon Alexa has gathered evidence of weapons used against civilians

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    David Gardner
    Arab leaders weigh normalising relations with Syria’s president

    Bashar al-Assad is slowly being brought back into regional diplomatic society

  • Sunday, 24 October, 2021
    Syrian crisis
    Arab nations defy US to build ties with Syria

    Concerns about Iranian influence spur tentative re-engagement with pariah state

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    David Gardner
    Taliban victory signals a defeat for global jihadism

    But western intervention has left countries trapped in despotism, making continued instability likely

  • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
    ReviewPolitical books
    Daughters of Kobani: the Women Who Took on the Islamic State

    PBS reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon explores the female-led battles of the Kurds in Syria

  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    Gideon Rachman
    The discontents of Middle East democracy

    Struggles for political freedom in the Arab world bode ill for the global fight against autocracy

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
    We need a specific humanitarian system for the protection of children

    Financing must match the challenges the young face in education, protection, health, and hygiene

  • Monday, 12 July, 2021
    Global InsightChloe Cornish
    Europe’s fringe considers ties with Syria

    Smaller countries’ desire to re-engage with Damascus highlights challenge faced by bloc

  • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
    FT Alphaville
    Syria’s perfect economic storm should not be ignored

    Coronavirus has made many forget a country that’s slipping further into crisis.

  • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The world forgets Syria at its extreme peril

    There is no chance of refloating shattered state with the Assad tyranny in place

  • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
    Recreational drugs
    Saudi Arabia drugs haul exposes Syria and Lebanon’s booming illicit trade

    Amphetamine pills are smuggled into the Gulf in industrial quantities

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    Denmark
    Denmark pressures Syrian refugees to leave

    Activists outraged as Copenhagen says Damascus safe for return

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Economic crisis begins to crack the bedrock of Assad’s Alawi support

    Syria’s coastal areas prospered after supporting the president in wartime, but now sanctions and Covid are straining ties

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Syrian crisis
    Syrian air force blamed for Idlib chlorine bombing in 2018

    Evidence points to Assad regime’s responsibility for attack that injured 12, says watchdog

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Europe Express
    EU grapples with marginal role as Syria conflict reaches 10th anniversary Premium content

    Latest Syria conference comes as bloc struggles to have its voice heard in the region

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