Sunday, October 16, 2016

Assad Abu Khalil — Patrick Cockburn may be the only Western correspondents not toeing the line on Syria

"In most rebel-held districts in Syria and Iraq rebels of whatever stripe do not want civilians to depart because they act as human shields. In some cases, they are forcibly prevented from doing so and those that get out have to pay large bribes, as has happened in Mosul and Raqqa in recent months. An organised withdrawal from East Aleppo under the auspices of the UN may be the best option for the civilians remaining there, but the collapse of the Russian-US ceasefire shows how difficult it will be to arrange
Angry Arab News Service
Patrick Cockburn may be the only Western correspondents not toeing the line on Syria
Assad Abu Khalil | Professor of Political Science, California State University, Stanislaus

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