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'Defeat' of IS does not end Syria's war
Syrian journalist and activist Bahia al Mardini dismisses claims that Bashar al Assad has ‘won’ the war in Syria, and calls for democracy...
Rory O'Keeffe
Dec 10, 20172 min read
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Hizbollah promises to leave Syria in exchange for Hariri continuing as Lebanese PM
Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s Prime Minister, has withdrawn his resignation from the role. We have noted in some detail the situation...
Rory O'Keeffe
Dec 8, 20175 min read
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Federalism unlikely to solve South Sudan's problems
South Sudanese refugees in Uganda are reportedly ‘unanimous’ in their opinion that their state should immediately adopt a federal system,...
Rory O'Keeffe
Dec 7, 20173 min read
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Refugees forced to Europe by Libyan chaos, slavery
Refugees in Italy note that they had no real intention of coming to Europe, until they experienced the chaos in Libya, and realised they...
Rory O'Keeffe
Nov 10, 20172 min read
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Syria 'safe zones' - why they are unlikely to work
Crux, a Catholic news site, has become the latest commentator to call for the creation of ‘safe zones’ in Syria, which Syrian people...
Rory O'Keeffe
Oct 29, 20172 min read
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The (lack of) Calm Before the Storm: Iraq, Syria and the international community
In an article for the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies, Lieutenant Colonel Dr Mordechai Kedar warns that Shias in Iraq and in...
Rory O'Keeffe
Oct 3, 20173 min read
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