The fight for Idlib is getting tougher. None of the actors is willing to put aside their interests for civilians. This is how conflicting interests collide. A look at the key players. Turkey: commitment beyond national borders Turkey has several goals in Syria. First and foremost, it wants to prevent further Syrian refugees from entering their territory. There are already … Read more…
The United States has largely withdrawn from Syria and has never really interfered with Europe. The consequences are terrible, even for Europe itself, says Rainer Hermann of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. A humanitarian catastrophe occurs in Idlib and the world looks away. It is photos like towards the end of the Second World War that should actually have … Read more…
Israel’s army is said to have misused the passenger plane as a shield against the Syrian air defense. Representatives of Russia and Turkey will meet for talks on Saturday due to the tensions in Idlib. The Russian army has accused Israel of deliberately endangering a passenger plane with 172 occupants during airstrikes in Syria. On Thursday, an … Read more…