Lina Khatib is the head of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House. You can follow her on Twitter @LinaKhatibUK. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/lina-khatib/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:10:00 +0000 Lina Khatib https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2018/03/08/beyond-the-endgame-in-eastern-ghouta https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2018/03/08/beyond-the-endgame-in-eastern-ghouta The government’s endgame in Eastern Ghouta is to overtake the last opposition holdout near the capital. But the bloody strategy Damascus is using to get there is just as important, writes Lina Khatib of Chatham House. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Human Rights Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:02:07 +0000 Lina Khatib https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/11/how-facts-no-longer-matter-in-the-syrian-conflict https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/11/how-facts-no-longer-matter-in-the-syrian-conflict In Syria, hard evidence no longer drives accountability. The biggest beneficiary has been the Assad regime and its allies, who cannot be blamed for thinking they can get away with anything, says Lina Khatib, head of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Program.