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UN accuses Syria of war crimes, but plans to elect it to human rights post

The same day the UN published its latest Syria inquiry report, which classified the regime’s acts as international crimes, it also prepared to elect it to a body that protects self-determination.

How Syria’s Jolani is trying to rebrand himself as a peacemaker

Once pledging allegiance to al Qaeda, the HTS’s Mohammed al Jolani is rolling up his sleeves to fight his past and convince the world that he’s the man who can save Syria’s Idlib.

Biden’s foreign policy should not be a repeat of the Obama Doctrine

If Biden crafts an Obama 2.0 foreign policy, the result will be a world where illiberalism and tyranny prosper.

Syrian families forced to pay bribes to speak with detained relatives

It constitutes a systematic strategy whereby forced disappearances are used to intimidate society and fund the regime, report says.

Q&A: Arab Spring is an ‘initial phase’ in a long-term revolutionary process

On the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, TRT World spoke with Gilbert Achcar, who has written extensively on the politics of the Middle East, to make sense of what transpired and what comes next.

What the case of Suleiman al Assad tells us about the Syrian conflict

Suleiman’s case is a microcosm: a glaring reminder that Syria under the Assads is a police state run by an assortment of gangsters and warlords who operate outside of the law.

What Biden’s Syria policy might look like

President-elect Joe Biden's Syria policy could become proactive, but first, they would need to undo the Trump administration's mistakes.

Syrian regime tortured 98 people despite 2018 amnesty decree

Designed to grant security guarantees to individuals, reconciliation agreements have routinely failed to prevent the arrest, harassment, and detention of reconciled Syrians across the country.

Air strikes in Syria's Idlib reportedly kill scores of opposition forces

Leaders of the opposition training camp were among those killed in an air strike in Jabal al Dweila, according to a Syrian opposition spokesperson.

YPG release of thousands of prisoners could give Daesh the boost it needs

The infamous Al Hol camp holds thousands of prisoners, many of whom may be loyal to Daesh.

US special envoy for Syria arrives in Turkey for talks

Underlining that the Syrian Constitutional Committee's third round of meetings had begun in Geneva, Jeffrey says "It was a good start, much helped by Turkey's encouragement of all members of the Constitutional Committee, particularly the opposition."

The Caesar Act and what awaits Syria

Cutting Bashar al Assad's lifelines breathes new life into the struggle to unseat the dictator accused of war crimes.