https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/news-deeply/rss en Civil Society Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 News Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/23/welcome-to-the-forum https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/23/welcome-to-the-forum Syria’s civil war has been one of the most confusing conflicts in our time. As reporters we’ve suffered for the lack of free access on the ground. As readers you’ve rarely had the context and clarity to understand what’s happening. Together, it’s made the Syria story very hard to grasp. Government & Pro-Government Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 News Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/the-kurds-who-they-are-why-they-matter https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/the-kurds-who-they-are-why-they-matter The Kurds are vital to Syria’s power balance. They make up roughly 10% of Syria’s population, or roughly 2 million people, and hold sway over a critical swath of Syria’s northeastern terrain Civil Society Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 News Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/in-five-questionssalman-shaikh-on-syrias-opposition https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/in-five-questionssalman-shaikh-on-syrias-opposition Salman Shaikh (@Salman_Shaikh1) is the director of the Brookings Doha Center and a fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He specializes in mediation and conflict resolution issues throughout the region and gave us the lowdown on the precarious state of Syria’s opposition. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 News Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/why-battle-for-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/why-battle-for-aleppo For the past two months, the bloodiest phase of Syria’s civil war, government troops and rebel forces have been fighting for the city of Aleppo. It’s a question of critical turf: Aleppo is Syria’s largest and wealthiest city, the beating heart of the country’s economy and industry, and now it’s up for grabs. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 News Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/our-top-minds-on-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2012/10/15/our-top-minds-on-syria Syria experts are hard to find, but there are some analysts with deep domain knowledge that we turn to for a trusted take. Here are some of our favorite voices