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The Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) conduct a work at a mass grave, where remains of bodies believed to be those of civilians killed by the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad were found, in the Baghdad Bridge area outside the capital Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
BASHAR AL ASSAD

Syria: A rose for every Martyr

The unbearable atrocities committed by the Assad regime have been exposed, and the opposition forces in the form of the Hayat Tahrir Al Shaam are seeking to rebuild a shattered…

  • Zeenat Adam
13 min read
The Syrian town of Kobani was destroyed in fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish groups. (Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
GIANLUCA SOLERA

Bloody alliance has created a new cradle of facism

The West failed to defend the Arab Spring. It can’t afford to let Syria’s dictator crush the Kurds

  • Gianluca Solera
14 min read
Up to $74.2 billion in revenue has been lost in the war, Oil and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Ghanem has said.(Aris Messinis/AFP)
OIL

How has war affected Syria’s oil and gas sector?

The eight-year war has seen the capital lose control of major oil fields, making the country lose billions of dollars

  • Rouba El Husseini
4 min read