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In the News

Apr 5, 2017

Alami in the New Arab: The International Community Has Failed Syria’s Children Once Again

By Mona Alami

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SyriaSource

Apr 5, 2017

Will Syria’s Chemical Attack Be a Turning Point in US Policy?

By SyriaSource

A chemical attack by regime warplanes in the Syrian province of Idlib has left over 70 civilians dead and at least another 100 seeking treatment for exposure to toxic gases. Though details are still being revealed, initial reports suggest that attack used sarin gas, the same deadly gas the regime used in an attack on […]

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In the News

Apr 5, 2017

Itani Joins NPR to Discuss Syria’s Recent Chemical Attacks

By Faysal Itani

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Apr 5, 2017

Ashooh Joins Air Talk to Discuss Syria’s Future Post-Chemical Attack

By Jessica Ashooh

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SyriaSource

Apr 5, 2017

No Guns, No Justice: The Geopolitics of Law and the Culture of Impunity in the Levant

By Anthony Elghossain

Yesterday, the Assad regime rained chemicals down from the skies—killing scores of civilians, including children, as it has been doing daily since it triggered Syria’s struggle by killing peaceful protestors in 2011. In six years of war, the Assad regime has committed countless atrocities: it has massacred civilians in Daraya, gassed Ghouta, set up a […]

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In the News

Apr 4, 2017

Itani Joins the SETA Foundation to Discuss US, Russia and Turkey’s Strategic Objectives for Syria

By Faysal Itani

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In the News

Apr 4, 2017

Hof Quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Trump’s Changed Stance on the Syrian War and its President

By Frederic Hof

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MENASource

Apr 4, 2017

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Transform into an Expeditionary Force

By Ali Alfoneh

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) intervention in Syria’s war changed the outcome of the war and has, at least in the short term, secured the Assad regime in the face of a popular revolution and armed rebellion. The war is also changing the IRGC. Previously tasked with protecting Iran from a foreign invasion and […]

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In the News

Apr 3, 2017

Hof Quoted by VOA on Post-ISIS Raqqa

By Frederic C. Hof

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SyriaSource

Apr 3, 2017

Voices of the truth: Journalists of Eastern Ghouta

By Youssef Sadaki

This article interviews four journalists dedicated to reporting on the revolution from its inception as the voices of the truth, and describing working conditions for journalists in a country considered “the most dangerous for journalists.”

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