March 2020. The crisis in Syria’s Idlib province – already a humanitarian catastrophe – is fast becoming a geopolitical one as well. The Syrian conflict has long had a dual aspect – both civil war and proxy war, with several outside players backing various parties to further their own strategic ends. Now, as the conflict in north-western Syria comes to a head, these two aspects are merging to form a powder keg, whose explosion could have profound implications way beyond the Middle East. Idlib is the last Syrian province where significant territory remains in rebel hands.
Mar 2020. Ceasefire in Idlib Part 3
