chemical weapons

"It makes no sense to keep on this way. Really. It makes no sense." The dazed man I am standing in front of, a man I'll call Hadi, is the commander of the al-Qaeda unit I'd like to get back to Syria with. But in Khan Sheikun there's just…

"Non ha senso continuare così. Non ha senso, davvero". L'uomo che chiamerò Hadi, e che mi sta davanti stravolto, è il comandante dell'unità di al-Qaeda con cui vorrei rientrare in Siria. Ma a Khan Sheikhun, a metà strada tra Homs e Aleppo,…

The Syrian chemical weapons deal pulled off by the United States and Russia seems like a win-win situation for all parties. The US avoided an expensive war, Russia found its way back into the international spotlight and Syria gained…