1. The Crisis in Syria’s Idlib
- Author:
- Zaher Sahloul, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Charles Lister, and Alexander Marquardt
- Publication Date:
- 02-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Abstract:
- Nearly 600,000 people have been displaced in northwestern Syria in the last two months, in what is now the biggest humanitarian crisis in nine years of war. The brutal military assault being conducted by the Syrian government, Russia and Iran shows no signs of abating and has in recent weeks sparked direct and deadly clashes between Syrian and Turkish troops. Hospitals and schools continue to be struck from the air, IDP camps have reached capacity and humanitarian agencies are warning of an impending humanitarian disaster. Since the Syrian government and its allies began an offensive on Idlib in the Spring of 2019, approximately 25% of the opposition-controlled territory has fallen - roughly 75% still remains. Amid this ongoing crisis and unprecedented levels of civilian displacement and human suffering, the international community appears to have been rendered powerless. The Middle East Institute is pleased to host a panel discussion on the situation in Idlib, in order to discuss the nature of the crisis and the international response; the geopolitical dynamics at play; concerns over terrorism; and what possible paths might exist to resolve the situation.
- Topic:
- Geopolitics, Displacement, Conflict, Syrian War, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Syria, and Idlib