Suchitra Vijayan and Francesco Conte https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/suchitra-vijayan-francesco-conte/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Suchitra Vijayan & Francesco Conte https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/04/12/panama-papers-expose-dirty-dealings-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/04/12/panama-papers-expose-dirty-dealings-in-syria The leak of millions of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca shows how Syrian companies and regime insiders were able to hide their assets in offshore companies. One of the worst offenders is none other than Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, the wealthiest man in Syria. Crises & Conflicts Refugee Voices Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Suchitra Vijayan & Francesco Conte https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/04/12/afghan-refugees-suffer-perils-of-post-conflict https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/04/12/afghan-refugees-suffer-perils-of-post-conflict In light of leaked E.U. plans to return 80,000 Afghan asylum seekers, we explore the conditions that forced civilians to flee in increased numbers in 2015 – deemed the bloodiest year since 2001 – and the limited protection they are offered due to Afghanistan’s post-conflict status. Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Suchitra Vijayan & Francesco Conte https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/03/03/al-nusra-front-and-the-cessation-of-hostilities https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/03/03/al-nusra-front-and-the-cessation-of-hostilities The exclusion of al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria from the cessation of hostilities could bring the truce agreement to a crashing halt. Joshua Landis speaks about the group’s heavy presence across much of the opposition-controlled area in the north and the problem this poses for any long-lasting peace.