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Past articles by Alessandria:

Syria’s Unlawful Detention And Judiciary System At The Heard Of Hama Prison Unrest

Despite a truce to halt an inmate riot in Hama, detainees remain deprived of fundamental human rights. → Read More

Who Is Muqtada Al-Sadr? The Man Leading Iraq’s Anti-Government Protests

The enigmatic Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has emerged as the face of the anti-corruption movement in Iraq just in time for the 2018 election. → Read More

Who Is Moqtada Al-Sadr? The Man Leading Iraq’s Anti-Government Protests

The enigmatic Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has emerged as the face of the anti-corruption movement in Iraq just in time for the 2018 election. → Read More

Regime Airstrikes Bombard War-Torn Aleppo As City Braces For Siege

After days of renewed fighting in Syria’s largest city, another expected siege of airstrikes by regime forces will have devastating humanitarian consequences, aid workers say. → Read More

Airstrikes Destroy Field Hospital In Aleppo Killing One Of The Last Pediatricians In Syria

The attack killed at least 27 people, many of them patients and staff, including one of the last pediatricians left in the war-ravaged country. → Read More

Uber Helped Trash-Ridden Beirut Recycle Electronic Waste For Earth Day

Uber partnered with local NGO Beeatoona to help residents of Beirut recycle electronic waste. → Read More

Syrian Regime Urges Opposition To ‘Surrender’ Ahead Of New Offensive In Homs

The forces of President Bashar Assad dropped warning leaflets in Homs, urging residents to give up before their fierce new offensive begins. → Read More

Taliban’s Differences From ISIS Are The Key To Its Success In Afghanistan

The Islamic State group, the Taliban and the Afghan government are fighting for control of Afghanistan. But only one of these groups is consolidating its position. → Read More

Al Qaeda Winning Hearts And Minds Over ISIS In Yemen With Social Services

Under the cover of war, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been embedding with local governing institutions in Yemen and offering vital social services in the impoverished country. → Read More

Panama Papers Reveal The Companies Fueling Syrian Barrel Bombs, Airstrikes

The massive data leak has revealed the companies selling aviation fuel to the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad. → Read More

Turkey's 'War On Terror' Against ISIS And The Kurds

Turkey continues to play an active role in the fight against the Islamic State group, but it has not strayed from its original war against Kurdish militants within its borders. → Read More

Palmyra, An Ancient World Heritage Site Transformed Into A Military Base Coveted By ISIS And The Syrian Regime

Located in an oasis northeast of the Syrian capital of Damascus, the ancient World Heritage site has become a significant symbolic and military position in the now 5-year-old Syrian conflict. → Read More

Brussels, Paris Militants Linked To Complex European Terror Network

Belgium is the center of a complex network of militants that have been linked to deadly attacks throughout the continent. → Read More

Belgium Security Services Crackdown On Terrorists Accelerated Deadly Attacks On Brussels Airport, Metro: Security Experts

Multiple explosions on Tuesday in Brussels, which killed at least 28 and injured 135, were sophisticated, but a recent push by authorities to arrest militants may have sped up the timeline. → Read More

In Syria, Kurdish Autonomy Could Complicate Allegiances On The Ground

Syrian Kurdish groups have declared an autonomous state, and the move is likely to be met with more fighting and shifting allegiances. → Read More

For Syrian Refugees And Lebanese In Lebanon, The Road To Europe Is The One Less Traveled

Among the Syrians who left for Europe were hundreds of Lebanese nationals who joined them in the search for a better life. → Read More

Syria Without Electricity, Internet After Blackouts In Every Province

The war-torn country was subject to a nationwide power cut on Thursday, but the ultimate cause is unknown. → Read More

Iran's Financial Future A Key Issue At Election Polls For Middle Class In Tehran

A better financial future was the most important factor in most Iranian voters’ decisions at the polls. → Read More

Biggest ISIS Threat To Europe Now Comes From Libya, Not Syria And Iraq

The Islamic State group unit in Libya represents a much larger threat to Europe than do the organization’s branches in either Iraq or Syria. → Read More

In Syria, International Powers Are Bombing And Shelling Their Way To A National Ceasefire

With continuing attacks on civilian targets, peace is not a priority for international powers involved in Syria. → Read More