Alexandra Tohme is an independent journalist and program coordinator at The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies in Beirut. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/alexandra-tohme/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:50:46 +0000 Alexandra Tohme https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/11/04/russia-has-strategically-timed-the-end-of-the-aleppo-cease-fire https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/11/04/russia-has-strategically-timed-the-end-of-the-aleppo-cease-fire The likely devastating military campaign that will follow the cease-fire in Aleppo is set to start in tandem with the U.S. presidential elections, which will dominate mainstream and social media platforms leaving Syria in the dark, writes Alexandra Tohme. Government & Pro-Government Forces ISIS Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:18:32 +0000 Alexandra Tohme https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/07/15/abandoning-syria-to-two-tyrannies https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/07/15/abandoning-syria-to-two-tyrannies The impending siege of Aleppo will have horrific ramifications for Syria, the region and global security. If the current U.S. policy in Syria does not change, the war-torn country risks falling into the hands of both Assad’s regime and the Islamic State group.