Martin Armstrong is a journalist with The New Arab. Formerly based in Lebanon he has travelled extensively in the MENA region and written for outlets including Al-Jazeera, The Guardian, Middle East Eye, VICE, and The Christian Science Monitor
As troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad advance through East Aleppo, residents trapped in rebel-controlled enclaves hunker down increasingly troubled by what fate awaits them in the coming weeks.
Military advisors have praised the 'dramatic progress' of Iraqi forces, but with hundreds of civilians killed since operations began in October, concerns rise as the battle proceeds.
Castro remained an ally of Bashar al-Assad even after he stepped down from power in 2006. Meanwhile regime ideologues ironically identified the Cuban revolutionary as inspiration for their own battle.
In the last week 6,000 people have arrived in the town of Ain Issa, having been displaced by Kurdish advances on Raqqa, amid concerns Turkey's intervention could hinder further progress
Aleppo's health directorate said on Friday that all hospitals in east Aleppo were out of operation amid a renewed bombing campaign of the area that began on Tuesday
A report by Human Rights Watch citing satellite and video evidence, and witness testimonies says that Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out a deadly October attack in Idlib province.
Analysis: Figures within Trump's campaign team have already called for the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, and greater cooperation with Ankara in efforts to tackle the Islamic State group.
Trump's election has sent shockwaves across the Middle East. Whilst many have expressed anger and outrage, others have suggested that the former media mogul could prove more transparent than predecessors.
Schools, like hospitals, have been systematically targeted in Syria's civil conflict. Despite recent condemnation of a devastating airstrike in Idlib, such attacks remain ongoing, with combatant groups largely facing impunity.
