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The west’s strikes were not for Syrians, whose fate is now sealed

Military action by the US, France and Britain at least offered an opportunity for political progress, but that was not taken, says Haid Haid, a consulting research fellow of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programme

Published: 17 Apr 2018

Published: 17 Apr 2018

We anti-Assad Syrians hail the US strike – but fear it could be an empty gesture

The 2013 chemical weapons deal let Assad’s slaughter continue with barrel bombs and starvation tactics. This time Trump must target all regime war crimes

Published: 9 Apr 2017

Published: 9 Apr 2017

Aleppo’s fall won’t end the Syrian conflict – it will signal a more terrifying stage

The Assad regime’s complicated international allegiances and relative weakness in many parts of the country means an end to the agony is nowhere in sight

Published: 8 Dec 2016

Published: 8 Dec 2016