Analysis
Ukraine shockwaves reverberate in war-weary Syria
Russia is the common thread in Syria and Ukraine; Syrians feel ‘abandoned by the world;' Turkey seizes an opening; UN process stymied; and US stresses ‘accountability.'
The Russia-Ukraine-Syria connections
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The Russian attack on Ukraine last month has diverted the international community’s already fading attention from the now 11-year civil war in Syria.
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, addressing the Security Council on March 23, said that Syrians feel "abandoned by the world" after a decade of war.
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Russia is the primary backer of the Syrian government. Moscow’s military intervention in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has secured Assad’s hold on power in a fragile and divided country.
