Syria
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How Turkey is keeping the Syrian civil war alive
In Depth Ankara’s refusal to cede ground to Assad’s army in Idlib fuels fears that peace is far from imminent
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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What should be done with children of Isis jihadis?
Speed Read Belgium agrees to take in orphans born to its citizens in Syria
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Can you travel to Syria?
In Depth Sajid Javid enacts controversial new powers to ban UK citizens from entering dangerous parts of the war-torn country
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham the new Islamic State?
Speed Read Al Qaeda offshoot has quietly cemented its power in northern Syria and now rules over 3 million people
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Kurds call for ‘Nuremberg-style’ tribunal for Islamic State fighters
Speed Read There is international disagreement about what to do with 1,000 foreign fighters in Kurdish prisons
By The Week Staff Last updated
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What is the Golan Heights - and is it part of Israel?
In Depth Donald Trump’s decision to break ranks with the UN could have serious ramifications
By The Week Staff Published
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Trump recognises Golan Heights as Israeli territory
Speed Read US president controversially reverses decades of American policy
By The Week Staff Published
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What next for Syria?
In Depth Uncertain future for war-torn nation amid power vacuum and economic crisis
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Why Tommy Robinson is facing libel action
Speed Read Far-right activist claimed Syrian teenager attacked at school had bullied young girls
By The Week Staff Published
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Should Isis jihadi brides be allowed back to the UK?
In Depth Former London schoolgirl Shamima Begum wants to return after four years with Islamic State
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is this really the end for Isis?
In Depth The militants are battling to maintain grip on last vestiges of territory in Syria
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‘Final assault’ on Islamic State begins
Speed Read Push to oust remnants of caliphate from Syria now underway
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Israel strikes Iranian targets inside Syria
Speed Read Israeli military issues ‘unusual’ statement warning Syria not to retaliate
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Will Turkey call Trump’s Kurdish bluff?
Speed Read US president has promised to ‘devastate’ Turkish economy if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria after US troops pull out
By The Week Staff Last updated
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