Almost everyone I know has an idea what is happening in Syria…..most people have no idea what is going on in the country that we are trying to “liberate”…..there is more to this situation than throwing bombs and firing guns at each other…..

I read a couple of reports about the situation…..maybe this will help people who want to know what is happening in this country…..

The Century Foundation (TCF) has closely followed the conflict in Syria over the last year as its impact has resonated not only in the Levant but as far afield as the White House, Kremlin, and Europe. Contributors Aron Lund and Sam Heller joined TCF fellows Thanassis Cambanis and Michael Hanna to discuss the latest developments in Syria and prospects for the future. Their conversation is below.

Source: Four Perspectives on the War in Syria

Of course there is always the subject on whether it is legal for foreign ops within a sovereign nation…….Syria is no different……

According to a statement from the Independent Doctors Association (IDA), on 23 July 2016, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, backed by the Russian Air Force, launched air strikes against five medical facilities in opposition-controlled areas in eastern Aleppo: four hospitals, including a paediatric hospital, and the Central Blood Bank which is the last remaining blood bank in operation in the city.

This attack was perpetrated a fortnight after pro-regime forces, with the support of the Russian Air Force, seized Castello Road – the only route to and from opposition-controlled neighbourhoods in eastern Aleppo, thus impeding the distribution of humanitarian aid to at least 200,000-300,000 people living in these neighbourhoods as well as their evacuation to safer areas.

Source: The legal basis for foreign military intervention in Syria | Middle East Eye