Syria Insight

The regime and Russia have overlapping and differing goals in their quest to re-conquer southern Syria.

Syrians will go to the polls in presidential elections next month, although the process of choosing a leader has already been decided.

The Danish government has revoked the residencies of dozens of Syrian refugees, the first European country to do so, as part of new anti-immigration legislation.

After ten years of war, Syrians across the country are facing unprecedented hunger and poverty.

For some the constitutional talks were a last hope in ending the Syrian war peacefully. For others, it was another attempt by the regime to stall for time.

Bashar Al-Assad is once again trying to claim the state's legitimacy in the religious sphere.

Syria's Idlib remains a hive of military activity despite a Russian-Turkish ceasefire meant to reduce violence in the densely populated province.

After Joe Biden's election win, Syrians are waiting for signs that he will take a more considered approach towards the country's civil war.

Northeast and northwest Syria are witnessing alarming rises in Covid-19 cases, with fears that the situation could get worse this winter.

Syria's parliamentary elections resulted in another predictably huge win for the ruling Baath Party, but there were still some insights into the state of the economy.