News & Views
June 27, 2019
Rukban’s Humanitarian Purgatory
Rukban is only one of numerous ongoing humanitarian crises where civilians are stuck between the national interests of international actors
June 24, 2019
‘On the cusp of death’: Bread and flour run out in Syria’s Rukban camp
Residents tell MEE they are desperate after a halt in almost all smuggling routes into the camp creates food crisis
June 23, 2019
Coastal breakdown in Syria creates opportunities for Russia
As Bashar tries to battle rebels and internal opponents alike, he is also struggling to balance the interests and objectives of his foreign backers, Iran and Russia, both of which have been instrumental in defending the regime
June 17, 2019
Anti-Syrian refugee sentiment ramps up in increasingly hostile Lebanon
From xenophobic statements by Lebanon's foreign minister to hostile public campaigns, Syrians are feeling less accepted than ever
June 14, 2019
LEBANON: WHY ARE RETURNS OF REFUGEES FROM LEBANON TO SYRIA PREMATURE?
In July 2018, the Lebanese government announced that they will facilitate the return of refugees to Syria under an agreement with the Syrian government
June 13, 2019
Idlib offensive: Stop the bombs or Syrians will ‘break the borders’
Recent protest at the Turkish border was triggered by the regime’s intensified military campaign on Syria’s last opposition-held region
June 9, 2019
Assad demolishes refugee homes to tighten grip on rebel strongholds
As the civil war wanes, the government is blowing up properties in areas it claims were opposition heartlands
June 6, 2019
More Arab protests expected against Kurdish SDF in Syria
“After this shooting, we were surrounded by the vehicles and they called out on loudspeakers for the civilians to leave their homes and surrender," the elderly man said
June 4, 2019
Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks
International Norms Ignored as Civilians Suffer
