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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Assad</title>
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		<title>How Obama&#8217;s red line fiasco breathed new life into the Syrian regime</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2018/05/how-obamas-red-line-fiasco-breathed-new-life-into-the-syrian-regime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 16:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the U.S., U.K. and France&#8217;s retaliatory airstrike on April 21, two weeks after alleged chemical attacks by Bashar Assad&#8217;s forces in Douma, was to deter the Syrian regime or force a change of mood, then it looks like a failure. Regime forces are relentlessly continuing their fierce quest to drive out opposition forces in remaining [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a ceasefire be achieved in Syria amidst Assad’s victory march?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/can-a-ceasefire-be-achieved-in-syria-amidst-assads-victory-march/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/can-a-ceasefire-be-achieved-in-syria-amidst-assads-victory-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The battle lines have been frequently redrawn in the deadly Syrian civil war. However, Russian military intervention shattered the military picture. From the outskirts of Latakia, Syrian rebels are scampering to defend an increasingly encircled Aleppo from outright fall into regime hands. As regime forces lay siege on remaining crucial rebel supply lines to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian support and “red carpet” welcomes underscore realities on fate of Assad</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/10/russian-support-and-red-carpet-welcomes-underscore-realities-on-fate-of-assad/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/10/russian-support-and-red-carpet-welcomes-underscore-realities-on-fate-of-assad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after what the United States deemed as a “red carpet welcome” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after his symbolic visit to Moscow, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov as well as the foreign ministers of Turkey and Saudi Arabia met for talks in Vienna. With Russia joining the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As US dithers, an increasingly assertive Russia shows its weight in the Middle East</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/10/as-us-dithers-an-increasingly-assertive-russia-shows-its-weight-in-the-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the Syrian skies were not crowded enough, an assertive Russia joined the fray in its first combat mission in the Middle East since the breakup of the Soviet Union. The bold move by Russia, which is designed to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad, caught many in the west by surprise but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia’s new military drive in Syria – the making or breaking of peace?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/09/russias-new-military-drive-in-syria-the-making-or-breaking-of-peace/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/09/russias-new-military-drive-in-syria-the-making-or-breaking-of-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There seems little hope that the devastating Syrian war will be ending anytime soon. Vested interest in the conflict from Russia, Iran, US, Europe, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and numerous other powers has turned Syria into a proxy playground with the end result of severe destruction, a deepening humanitarian crisis and a country at a point [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US softening stance on Assad epitomizes failed foreign policy</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/04/us-softening-stance-on-assad-epitomizes-failed-foreign-policy/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/04/us-softening-stance-on-assad-epitomizes-failed-foreign-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura controversially claimed in a press that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “…is part of the solution”. Then a short while later in March, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, caused more controversy when declaring in an interview that “we have to negotiate in the end” with Assad. While both [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Once the Islamic State is defeated, what is the long-term strategy to prevent IS mark 2?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/once-the-islamic-state-is-defeated-what-is-the-long-term-strategy-to-prevent-is-mark-2/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/once-the-islamic-state-is-defeated-what-is-the-long-term-strategy-to-prevent-is-mark-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost 6 months since the Islamic State (IS) seized large swathes of territory Iraq in a rapid advance, the war on IS remains as fierce as ever in Iraq and Syria. The obvious goal is to defeat IS but sheer military might aside, what is the long-term strategy to keeping IS defeated? Initially, IS sprung-up [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Prospects of Geneva 2, Syrian Kurdish Autonomy and why Syria will never be whole again</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/01/prospects-of-geneva-2-syrian-kurdish-autonomy-and-why-syria-will-never-be-whole-again/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/01/prospects-of-geneva-2-syrian-kurdish-autonomy-and-why-syria-will-never-be-whole-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As representatives of the Syrian regime and the Syrian National Coalition met in Geneva, the prospects of an agreement to end the bitter 3 year civil war that has killed over 130,000 and displaced millions were dim. The fiery exchanges at the opening of the conference in Montreaux and the deep reluctance to even meet [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Disunity weakens the Syrian Kurdish hand in Geneva</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/12/disunity-weakens-the-syrian-kurdish-hand-in-geneva/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/12/disunity-weakens-the-syrian-kurdish-hand-in-geneva/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to pivotal international conferences, particularly in Switzerland, the Kurds hardly have a colourful record. It was the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 that cruelly deprived the Kurds of an independent homeland that was promised as part of the earlier Treaty of Sevres in 1920. Today the Kurds are slowly regaining control of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chilling echoes of Halabja in Syria as the world watches on</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/08/chilling-echoes-of-halabja-in-syria-as-the-world-watches-on/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/08/chilling-echoes-of-halabja-in-syria-as-the-world-watches-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tragic and deplorable chemical attack on Damascus on 21st August 2013 by the Syrian regime brought echoes of the unforgettable Halabja massacre in 1988. Over 5000 innocent Kurdish civilians dropped where they were in an attack that crossed all boundaries, with thousands more injured and suffering life-long ailments. Yet, as the shocking as the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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