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Syria's eight years of war have changed the world beyond recognition
In addition to tragedies too numerous to count, the international system has been undermined in a way that will be felt for decades
Forcing Syrians to return home is a moral betrayal
Those who go back are subject to the whims of the security services, who continue to operate with impunity
After the bombs: Syrians face a bleak future of poverty, hunger and frequent blackouts
The Assad regime is ill-equipped to provide the most basic of services and its leader's intransigence could limit the influx of reconstruction aid
After surviving the conflict, the trauma of Syrian children endures
Many of the millions of children displaced and in refugee camps are exhibiting signs of post-traumatic stress disorder and need long-term treatment
Civilians are paying the price for battlefield gains by militants in northern Syria
Hayat Tahrir Al Sham has continued to gain power but its triumphs come at a cost and increase the risk of renewed fighting
In Syria, the last traces of the revolution have been swept away
In 2018, the crushing inevitability of Bashar Al Assad remaining in power became clear and the voices calling for change quietened
Return of UAE mission to Damascus suggests Gulf states want a say in Syria's future
The UAE embassy in Damascus is not simply a back-channel, but a direct line of access to Gulf power centres
With or without the US, Syria will be a proxy for a much bigger geopolitical war
The key reason for an American presence in Syria was the containment of Iran
Pictures that tell 1,000 stories of our collective failure in Syrian war
Images that encapsulate the suffering and loss of the conflict are also a reminder of our lack of ability
The fragile peace of Idlib must hold - or we could see Syria's bloodiest slaughter yet
The current status is unsustainable but the alternative is so horrific, it could exceed the worst crimes of the Assad regime
In Syria, Geir Pedersen faces an onerous but vital mission
The problems of this shattered nation will create barely surmountable obstacles for even the most experienced of diplomats
Istanbul Syria peace offers few solutions to ending conflict
Syria and Washington were both absent from the talks aimed at ending a war in its eighth year
The crisis of the Rukban refugee camp is chillingly familiar
This latest humanitarian disaster offers a stark illustration of how deeply the Syrian people have been betrayed by aid agencies and the international community
Staffan de Mistura has left the UN more irrelevant than ever
The envoy’s legacy is a war closer to its end but a failure to crack UN’s ‘mission impossible’
Idlib deal a step forward but Syria quagmire far from resolved
Regional and international powers still wrestling to advance a more permanent solution to crisis
