Syria’s Assad says Turkey gives no guarantees

DAMASCUS, Syria– Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that Turkey has not given us any guarantees, as “we are moving positively on clear principles which are international law and national sovereignty.” Al-Assad’s statement came as part of a series of statements regarding Syrian-Turkish ties and their normalisation during an interview with al-Mayaden TV Channel…

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US Policy in Northeast Syria: Toward a Strategic Reconfiguration

By Mohammed A. Salih BOTTOM LINE Amid escalating regional tensions since October 7 last year and reports of American contemplations of troop withdrawal from Syria, the US administration should reassess its Syria policy, and consider a long-term, minimalist presence coupled with robust political and diplomatic efforts in the interest of regional security and peace. The ongoing Middle…

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A cry of anguish from Syria’s most important Kurdish politician

Penny Papadopoulou This winter was dark and cruel in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and summer promises to be just as bleak. As it approaches, the Kurds fear that the sacrifices they made in the fight against ISIS are being forgotten. Washington’s dramatic shift in priorities and lack of strategic direction…

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Child mortality and human suffering. Damascus government siege exacerbates crises north of Aleppo.

Aleppo Samer Al , Ali The four-year-old girl Suzdar Hassan Qaddo died on the first of December after suffering a severe cold, which led to a severe fever. the severe cold that she suffered with her family in the tent that shelters them in Sardam camp in the northern countryside of Aleppo, northern Syria, due…

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