Faysal Itani is a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/faysal-itani/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:55:20 +0000 Hossam Abouzahr, Faysal Itani https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/11/01/lessons-from-russias-intervention-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/11/01/lessons-from-russias-intervention-in-syria Atlantic Council experts Faysal Itani and Hossam Abouzahr have analyzed hundreds of Moscow’s Syria-related actions in order to piece together an analysis of the “Russia problem” facing the next White House administration. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:57:33 +0000 Faysal Itani https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/02/how-rebel-territory-in-aleppo-was-encircled https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/08/02/how-rebel-territory-in-aleppo-was-encircled After more than four years of fighting in Aleppo, Syria, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have effectively fenced in the city’s opposition-held areas. Faysal Itani, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council, explains how the encirclement of Aleppo happened. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Faysal Itani https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2015/09/07/syria-dont-let-perfect-be-the-enemy-of-good https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2015/09/07/syria-dont-let-perfect-be-the-enemy-of-good There is an urgent need for a less bold and risky U.S. policy towards Syria as the civil war presses on, argues author.