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Most of the brave leaders of the Syrian revolution who fought against the regime are isolated and deserted. Those who remained in Syria are impoverished, while others who defected from the regime and fled to Europe as refugees are keeping their heads down for fear of the possibility of being tried as war criminals.

The war in Syria has been going on for over a decade. Unfortunately, it is become more and more difficult to find a comprehensive political solution.

Syria in other words uniquely illustrates the rise of impunity to the extent one is forced to ask does international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the laws of war have any real meaning anymore?

The dramatic story of Imam Ayashi and his role as an informant, forces us to contemplate the extent of foreign infiltration of two other powerful jihadi groups that have emerged during the Syrian revolution

Moreover, even without acquiring nuclear weapons, Iran still poses a danger through its direct support for terrorist proxies which have undermined international peace and security. Iran's extremist propaganda is arguably much more dangerous than its nuclear program, as it is this propaganda which fuels sectarian violence and conflicts throughout much of the region. Therefore, any future agreement with Iran must bring an end to its cross-border interventions for the sake of regional stability.

Many in the Western media are still describing Al-Assad as “a secular leader.” Some, who want to be fairer, refer to the Syrian leader as “the secular dictator.” Indeed, even in the Arab media, the Al-Assad regime is also defined as a secular regime, while the Islamist media and scholars often use the argument that Al-Assad is secular to justify their fight against the regime...

Thanks to the work of Gustave Le Bon, it is possible to understand that the prevalence of extremism, chaos, criminal incidents, regressive reactions and infighting do not necessarily mean the end of the Syrian revolution. Revolutions themselves are violent occurrences and their benefits only become apparent at a later stage when minds, not hearts are in action. Looking at the Syrian diaspora, the intellectuals who joined the revolution and the patriotic officers who quit the Assad regime, it is apparent that we are still at the beginning stage of a long and protracted process.

From a distance, the Atma camp looks like a giant patchwork quilt: tiny blue and white squares blanketing the rippling hills and mottled fields that define much of Idlib. It is only when you get closer that you realise the squares are, in fact, pitiful plastic tents, home to tens of thousands of internally displaced Syrians caught up in a war that has been dragging on for more than a decade. Closer still, and the...

Watching the horrors unfold in Ukraine, which are currently being replayed every day on our TV screens, I was struck by the similarities with Syria. At the heart of both conflicts lies Vladimir Putin, a man rightly seen to be a criminal war by the international community. Russia's decisive intervention in 2015 to prop up the failed dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad is being repaid by the Syrian President, who is sending mercenaries to help his stalled Russian ally in Ukraine