[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Syria and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Syria Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week`s roundup to syria@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week]
Regional and International Perspectives
Jalil Refugee Camp: Hosting Syria’s Displaced for Iftar Rameh Hamieh on the humanitarian crisis endured by Syrian and Palestinian refugees from Syria in the Bekaa Valley.
Lebanese Services to Syria’s Warring Sides Ibrahim al-Amin argues that politicians from the March 14 coalition “have been participating in the detonation of Syria itself.”
Is Assad trying to export Syria`s crisis to Lebanon? Patrick Galey analyzes Hezbollah’s inaction in the case of Michel Simaha, a “pro-Assad politician allied to Shia Hezbollah arrested by a Sunni, anti-Assad police.”
A Murderous Optimism About Syria Deepak Tripathi draws parallels between the US arming of the mujahidin in Afghanistan in the 70s-80s and the current arming of Syrian rebels.
Turkey’s Syrian Gambit Shahab Jafry says Erdogan would never proceed to an overt intervention in Syria, a move that would threaten Turkey’s political and economic stability.
Turkey and the Issue of Syrian Kurds: Possible Consequences of a Miscalculation Pir-Mohammad Mollazehi writes that “if Turkey’s support for the enemies of the Syrian President Bashar Assad leads to a situation in Syria’s Kurdistan similar to what is currently going on in the Iraqi Kurdistan, Ankara will be the final loser of that situation.”
Syria welcomed them – now it has spat them out Robert Fisk speaks with Palestinian refugees from Syria who are now refugees in Lebanon.
Syrian Narratives
The Syrian Food War Rami Zurayk on the food crisis in Syria, an aspect of the conflict we “seldom hear about.”
After Aleppo: A Return to the Status Quo Nicolas Nassif says the battle for Aleppo is almost over “as far as the Assad regime is concerned.”
The Winners and Losers of Syria`s Civil War Aaron David Miller’s predictions in a post-Assad Syria, specifically the faith of the Assad clan, minorities, Hezbollah and Syria’s allies.
A peaceful post-Assad order is probable Rami Khouri optimistically claims that “the Syrian people are too intelligent, sophisticated and cosmopolitan to allow themselves to sink into a dark pit of sectarian warfare.”
Assad’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Aaron Y. Zelin says foreign fighters have started to work alongside Syrian opposition fighters “even if they consider them extreme and do not believe in their end goals.”
The Muslim Brotherhood wants a future for all Syrians Ali al Bayanouni trying in vain to convince Western audiences that the revolution against “rapists and child killers” is unified.
An Interview With Nawaf Al-Bashir, Leader of the Baqqara Tribe Which is One of the Largest Arab Tribes of Syria and Leader of the Liberation and Building Block On the role of various tribes in the uprising, the SNC, and the other opposition groups.
Al-Qaeda flags fly over rebel-held Syria John Rosenthal reviews a piece by David Etter on Syrian rebels’ extrajudicial system, arguing that the coverage reveals instances of “ war crimes and probably too crimes against humanity.”
Syria and the end of populism Ahmed E Souaiaia says “it is also true that Assad`s failure to share power deprived him of support that could have helped him withstand foreign meddling.”
Syria`s civil war and the geopolitics overtaking it
Can Iran help end the Syrian crisis? Al Jazeera’s program on Iran’s role at halting the Syrian crisis.
Imperialism and the Left
Tales of an Empire Gone Mad William Blum highlights the US’ incongruous foreign policy in Syria, arguing that “there is no moral factor built into the DNA of US foreign policy.”
Inside Syria
On Damascus Streets, Front Lines Multiply Nour Malas on the internal divisions in the Syrian capital.
A freedom-fighting pharmacist showed me the truth about Syria`s conflict Luke Harding’s reporting in Syria complicates the sectarian/socio economic divides used by the media when narrating the Syria story.
The Syrian Rebels` Libyan Weapon Mary Fitzgerald meets with Irish-Libyan members of Islamist group Liwa al-Ummah in Idlib to understand their motives for taking part to the Syrian crisis.
Media Coverage of Syrian Violence Partial and Untrue, Says Nun
Planning intensifies for Syria after Assad Victor Kotsev on the opposition and the government’s latest political/territorial gains and losses.
Art and Social Media
Ridiculously photogenic Syrian soldier`: A weapon of mass seduction
Syrian Refugee Photo Essay Rochelle Davis and Michelle Woodward
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Policy and Reports
Syria: Prospects for Intervention Chatham experts say “the choice is no longer one of intervention versus non-intervention, but rather between maintaining or increasing existing levels of external intervention and allowing the conflict to drift.”
Report No: 115 Arguments on Safe Havens in Syria: Risks, Opportunities and Scenarios for Turkey
Syrian Inmate Describes Fatal Assault on Prisoners Human Rights Watch on an incident in a prison in Homs.
Arabic:
نجاد.. الضيف الغريب في مكة
من ميشال سماحة الى آخره...
الشعب السوري بين حنظلة وجلجلة
الإسلاميون و«الثورة السورية»: بين التطرف والتقيّة المدنية
نصيحتنا للابراهيمي: لا تقع في المصيدة
تحديات الإغاثة: دور للمهجر والتخطيط يبقى أساسياً
Hevedar Mulla writes about the rescue agencies that have formed as a consequence of the escalating violence in Syria and the challenges they face while they commit to taking care of the families of martyrs, detainees, refugees and internally displaced people.
سوريا وسيناريوهات في ظل الأسد
ربيع الأكراد بين الصَهر القومي والاندماج المجتمعي
Alaa Allami writes about the ramifications of the events that are unfolding the region in general and Syria in particular on the Kurdish matter.