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The largest Syrian flag was raised on the highest pole, 110 meters high, in Tishreen Park in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on June 4. Getty

Taif offers clues on the right governing formula for a new Syria

Questions of autonomy, integration, participation, and administration are key to resolving Syria's many disputes among its many groups. Could a 1989 agreement for Lebanon show the way?

Sihanouk Dibo 13 August 2025
Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters take up positions inside a damaged building in al-Vilat al-Homor, as they monitor the movements of ISIS fighters who are stationed in Ghwayran. (Reuters)

ISIS Returns to Syria, Uses its Children as Human Shields

The Syrian province of Al Hasakah, in the north-east of the country, has recently witnessed armed clashes between elements of the ISIS organization and the Syrian Democratic Forces, known as the SDF,…

Jwan Soz - Qamishli 28 January 2022
A Syrian man pays with Turkish lira at a gas station in the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on June 15, 2020. (Getty)

How Turkey Gains from Economic Takeover of Syrian Regions

Turkey has been forcing people for almost a year now to trade using its local currency in different Syrian regions that lie on its southern border and are under its army’s control. Likewise, these…

Jiwan Soz 11 June 2021
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