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Another Ukrainian family evacuated from Syria

One more Ukrainian family previously trapped in war-torn Syria has been successfully returned to their homeland, according to the country’s …
Illia Ponomarenko

AFP: Russia raids kill 7 pro-Turkish fighters in Syria

BEIRUT – At least seven fighters from a pro-Turkish rebel group were killed Sunday in Russian air raids in northern Syria, a war monitor said on Sept. …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Erdogan and Putin to discuss Syria in Sochi

ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia later this month for talks with President Vladimir Putin about the violence in …
Reuters

Associated Press: Turkey says attack on troops in Syria kills 2 soldiers, wounds 3

ISTANBUL — An attack on Turkish troops in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Sept. 12 left two soldiers dead and three others wounded, Turkish …
Associated Press

Vadim Sechin: Millions of Syrian children have known only war

When Syria’s civil war began in 2011, with dictator Bashar al-Assad’s violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, Hussein al-Khalaf was only 5. The war …
Vadim Sechin

Russian, Assad forces commit war crimes against Syrians

During the battle that unfolded in early 2020 in the province of Idlib — the last rebel-held enclave of Syria — the government army supported by …
Illia Ponomarenko

UN gets $7.7 billion for Syria, far short of its assistance goal

At least $10 billion — this is how much the United Nations is asking to ensure vital aid to millions of destitute Syrians in the nearest future. But …
Illia Ponomarenko

Amid decade-long civil war, Syrians target Assad anew

History seems to start repeating itself in war-torn Syria now. Angry crowds again pour into the Syrian streets to voice their protest against the …
Illia Ponomarenko

Egemen Bagis: Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ in Syria

In the seemingly endless, churning, multi-sided meat grinder that is the war in Syria, Turkey is ready to do whatever it takes to secure its interests …
Illia Ponomarenko

Watchdog: Russia’s war crimes in Syria go unpunished

Russia’s intervention in the multisided war in Syria in September 2015 saved the day for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Thanks to the …
Illia Ponomarenko

As coronavirus spreads, ISIS attempts to rise again in Syria

On April 16, three Syrian pro-regime fighters were killed and two more injured as they were ambushed on a road by a guerrilla force near the city …
Illia Ponomarenko

As West retreats, Kremlin is key decision-maker in Syria

When in early March the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition lost control of the strategic highway M4/M5 in eastern Idlib, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Illia Ponomarenko

Ukraine takes note as Turkey opens new chapter in drone warfare

Those who want to win do not prepare for wars of today — they prepare for wars that are to be fought tomorrow.  As it appears, this golden rule of …
Illia Ponomarenko

Ukraine joins EU sanctions against Syrian regime

Ukraine has joined the European Union’s sanctions on top figures in the Syrian government, which has carried out mass killings of its own citizens and …
Illia Ponomarenko

War-ravaged Syria ‘could lead to world’s worst coronavirus outbreak’

For weeks through March, the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad vehemently denied the faintest signs of coronavirus spread in the country. It …
Illia Ponomarenko

Oleksandr Bogomolov: Syria’s dire situation as coronavirus spreads

Now that the Syria news has almost disappeared from the international headlines, eclipsed by the coronavirus spread, a key question is how far the …
Oleksandr Bogomolov

Syrians prepare for the arrival of COVID-19 epidemic (PHOTOS)

Already gripped by devastating conflict, Syrians now have another problem to worry about — the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has already …

Andreas Umland: Syrian refugees aren’t only Turkey’s responsibility

There is now, in much of Western – including the German – mass media, a discourse evolving that, somehow, the war in Syria and refugee flows are also …
Andreas Umland
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