Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria - Pt. 1

News: 

Turkey has launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria in part to establish a "safe zone" to which Syrian refugees can be returned. Here is an explainer from The Guardian. For more information, analysis, and commentary, see the following:

"Aid Groups Warn of Humanitarian Crisis from Turkey’s Assault on Syria," IPS News, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

"'Betrayal leaves a bitter taste': Spurned Kurds Flee Turkish Onslaught," The Guardian, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Divided UN Fails to Agree on Turkey's Syria Offensive," DW, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

Hundreds of Thousands in Harm's Way in Northern Syria (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Returning Foreign Fighters and Their Families Takes on New Urgency after Trump’s Syria Decision (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Syria-Turkey Briefing: The Fallout of an Invasion for Civilians," The New Humanitarian, 8 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Turkey is Attacking Northeastern Syria, Leaving US-backed Kurds at Risk," Vox, 9 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Turkey’s Invasion in Syria is Creating Even More Refugees — Just as the US Shuts the Door," Vox, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Turkey's Refugee Plan Met with Widespread Skepticism," ABC News, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ Would be Anything But: Plan Increases Risks for Returned Refugees (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Turmoil Spreads in Kurdish-Held Syria as Turkish Invasion Enters 3rd Day," New York Times, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: A New Wave of Violence is the Last Thing Syrians Need (OHCHR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (16 Sept. 2019)

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