Syria

  • Jun 6
  • 2 min read

Iraq will pursue Syrian-Turkish détente

Where past efforts had failed, Sudani is still looking to try to improve Syrian-Turkish ties

Iraq
  • May 31
  • 2 min read

Turkey may intervene against Kurds in northern Syria

As local elections in Kurdish-dominated northern Syria near, Ankara renews threats of military incursion

Turkey
  • May 13
  • 7 min read

Syria’s Islamic State legacy problem could go critical

Five years after the ‘caliphate’ collapsed, Syria’s Al-Hol camp remains ‘a blot on humanity’s conscience’

Syria
  • May 2
  • 2 min read

Damascus will seek to deter southern demonstrations

The government and its allies are reportedly moving forces into Suweida, which has seen nine months of mounting protests

Syria
  • Apr 26
  • 2 min read

Syria’s fraught Middle East return will hurt refugees

Refugees in Lebanon are being summarily turned out of their homes, with no clear alternatives

Syria
  • Apr 16
  • 7 min read

Limits to Russia’s ties with Turkey will persist

Economic ties with Turkey have grown in importance over the past two years, despite significant foreign policy tensions

Turkey
  • Apr 10
  • 7 min read

More Syrians will go hungry, at home and abroad

Global aid shortfalls are having a particularly strong impact on the victims of Syria’s protracted crisis

Syria
  • Apr 9
  • 2 min read

Lebanese Christian party will seek sectarian revenge

The killing of a senior official has laid bare mounting tensions between key Christian and Shia political forces

Lebanon
  • Mar 20
  • 7 min read

Syria’s mild economic recovery faces major constraints

The central bank has helped halt the sharp deterioration seen last year, despite external pressures

Syria