Fear Grows of a COVID-19 Outbreak in Refugee Camps
#International #World #GlobalSocieties #Coronavirus #Health #Bangladesh #Lebanon #Syria

In refugee camps around the world, large numbers of people live together in close quarters․ Aid workers are trying to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak by implementing strict rules․ Doctors warn they face an impossible task․

The Assads against the Makhloufs: A Bitter Feud over Power and Money Erupts in Syria
#International #World #Syria #SyrianCivilWar

For the last several months, a heated conflict has been escalating between the most powerful families in Syria․ It has been trying Russia's patience and could decide who will ultimately wield control․

How Syrians Are Reshaping German Society
#International #Germany #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Syria

A large portion of the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who arrived in Germany in 2015 are planning to stay in the country for good․ They have changed much over the past five years, and so has the country․

EU Border Agency Frontex Complicit in Greek Refugee Pushback Campaign
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Greece #AsylumandMigration #Syria #EuropeanUnion

Greek border guards have been forcing large numbers of refugees back to sea in pushback operations that violate international law․ DER SPIEGEL and its reporting partners have learned that the European Union is also complicit in the highly controversial practice․

German Prosecutors Are Collecting Evidence on Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria
#International #World #SyrianCivilWar #Syria #IslamicState

German prosecutors are currently collecting witness testimonies, documents and videos incriminating Syria in what are believed to be crimes against humanity․ The evidence against the Assad regime compiled by groups that have filed a criminal complaint in Germany is overwhelming․

Syria - Ten Years of War: Looking Back at a Decade of Violence
#International #World #SyrianCivilWar #Syria #IslamicState

It has been 10 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria․ What began as a popular uprising against dictator Bashar Assad has transformed into a proxy conflict with no end in sight․ Dozens of trips to the country in the last decade have born witness to the destruction․

A Family’s Journey from Cologne to the Islamic State
#International #World #IslamicState #IslamicExtremism #Syria

Their sons moved from Cologne to the war in Syria․ They kept slaves and rose up the ranks of Islamic State leadership․ Their parents would send them care packages with popcorn and Kalashnikov magazines․

Interview with Chief Erdoğan Adviser: “Our Friends in the West Are Acting as if We Are an Occupying Power"
#International #World #Turkey #RecepTayyipErdogan #NATO #Syria #SyrianCivilWar

Ibrahim Kalın is the chief foreign policy advisor to Turkish President Erdoğan․ He sees the Europeans as ungrateful but strives for better relations․ How does he hope to overcome tensions?

Deadly Intrigue: How the Founder of the White Helmets Came to Die
#International #World #Syria #SyrianCivilWar #Russia

James Le Mesurier founded the White Helmets to save lives in Syria․ But a campaign of lies and misinformation dogged him and his organization – ultimately resulting in his death․

A Chronicle of Refugee Deaths along the Border Between Poland and Belarus
#International #World #Belarus #Poland #EuropeanUnion #Syria #Iraq #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis

At least 17 people have died at the border between Poland and Belarus․ European politicians have described the refugees as "weapons" in a "hybrid war․" In fact, they were people with dreams, fears and aspirations․ Here are their stories․

Witness, Defendant, Deserter: Case in Germany Raises Questions about How to Try Assad's Atrocities
#International #World #Syria #WarCrimes #HumanRights #MiddleEast #SyrianCivilWar

The crimes committed by Bashar al-Assad's power apparatus are finally getting the legal attention they deserve as a trial for crimes against humanity in Syria comes to a close in Germany․ But there's an important hitch: The men being tried actually deserted from the regime․

Syrian Drug Smuggling: "The Assad Regime Would Not Survive Loss of Captagon Revenues"
#International #World #Syria #SyrianCivilWar #Drugs

The regime of Bashar Assad is apparently deeply involved in the trade of synthetic drugs․ German investigators have now found proof that Syria's dictator is apparently funding his rule with drug money․

Systematic Abuses at EU External Border: Greek Police Coerce Refugees to Commit Illegal Pushbacks
#International #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Pushbacks #Greece #Syria #AsylumandMigration

New reporting exposes how Greek police are exploiting refugees to engage in illegal pushbacks of other would-be asylum-seekers at the EU’s external border․ Witness testimony, satellite images and other documents provide evidence of how officials are taking advantage of people seeking protection․

Life in Assad's Syria: "We Only Exist If People Remember Us"
#International #World #Syria #IslamicState #Turkey #RecepTayyipErdogan #AsylumandMigration #SyrianCivilWar

The Arab League has accepted Bashar Assad back into the fold, but the conflict in the Syrian dictator's country is far from over․ Five Syrians talk about their lives – and their fears of what is to come․

The Sinking of a Refugee Ship: Serious Accusations Leveled at the Greek Coast Guard
#International #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Greece #Syria #Egypt #Africa #AsylumandMigration #Pushbacks

More than 600 migrants are believed to have perished in the June 14 shipwreck off the Greek coast, including women and children․ What caused the ship to capsize, and who is to blame?

Assad's Criminal Conglomerate: Syrian Economy Continues to Spiral Toward Collapse
#International #World #Syria #SyrianCivilWar #Drugs

The Arab League had hoped that welcoming Syria back into its ranks might slow down the flow of drugs coming out the country․ But as the case of business executive Mahmoud Aldij shows, Assad's mafia-like structures remain deeply entrenched․