The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Natasha Hall, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Syria’s drug trade and the country’s descent into a narco state status.
How Iran sees Turkey’s plan for a new military operation in Syria
As the threat of a new Turkish military incursion into northern Syria looms, other international stakeholders in the Syrian crisis continue to voice their concerns over Ankara’s ambitions. At odds …
Free Syrian Army defends areas of influence against IS, HTS cells
The internal fighting among FSA factions and the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to expand its control in the northwest of Syria did not prevent the Turkish-backed FSA factions from continuing their …
A ‘Bloody’ Trade: Inside the Murky Supply Chain Bringing Syrian Phosphates Into Europe
European countries have recently resumed imports of phosphate — a key ingredient in fertilizer — from Syria. The trade enriches sanctioned oligarchs, war profiteers, and the Syrian government, but …
‘Blood money’: Europe’s secretive trade in Syrian phosphates
Hidden imports provide economic lifeline to Assad and funds for a Russian oligarch under EU sanctions …
‘People will die’ if cross-border aid to Syria stops, UN says
People living in Syria’s battered northwest could die of malnutrition or lack of water if Russia vetoes U.N. authorisation for cross-border aid, an aid official said on Wednesday.
Syria: An Offer The Assads Cannot Refuse
They did and took action. A decade of fighting has devastated the Syrian economy and if the Assads want to retain their power, they have to organize some financial aid from somewhere to rebuild the …
Syria: An Offer The Assads Cannot Refuse
They did and took action. A decade of fighting has devastated the Syrian economy and if the Assads want to retain their power, they have to organize some financial aid from somewhere to rebuild the …
Report: More than 306,000 civilians die in Syrian civil war since 2011
More than 306,000 civilians have died in Syria since the start of the country’s civil war from 2011 to last year, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a report released Tuesday.
A Reluctant Chinese Dragon in West Asia: Evidence from Syria
Diplomatic and commercial ties between China and Syria have been established for decades. When Hui Liangyu visited Syria in 2009, he met President Bashar al-Assad. A statement from Assad to the Syrian …