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Winter looms for Syrian refugees in Iraq

Winter is fast approaching in Iraq’s Kurdistan and as heavy rain threatens to exacerbate an already dire situation for the region’s 235,000 Syrian Kurdish refugees, local organizations are fighting a battle against time in an attempt to soften the cold blow of winter. November...

Woman who controls refugees fund raises dilemma

Suhair Atassi, vice-president of the National Coalition and the woman who leads Aid and relief file in the key Syrian opposition is facing mounting accusations by Syrian activists over allegations of corruption and mismanagement. More than 25 employees in the Aid Coordination...

European envoys back on road to Damascus

European ambassadors and intelligence officials are making discreet trips to Damascus in a bid to resume contacts with the Syrian regime after years of outspoken support for the opposition, diplomats say. "Since May, little by little, we have begun to return, at first cautiously for a...