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Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal is the Media and Advocacy Officer of the Syrian Association of Yorkshire having completed an LLM in Legal and Political Theory at the University of York, he is currently a PhD candidate at the same university's Law School.

August 15, 2022 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

A glance at the Turkish FM's recent statement on Syria

Politics is at times compared to a game with Machiavellian actors and rogue figures who are out only for themselves. A former British Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston once said:...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Finland, International Organisations, Middle East, NATO, Norway, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey
May 11, 2022 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

The massacres of Syrian civilians must not go unpunished

The recent exposure of another horrific massacre committed by forces loyal to the Syrian regime made the headlines momentarily before slipping from view. The massacre in Tadamon took place...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
February 22, 2022 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

The Ukrainian crisis - all roads lead through Damascus

As the situation in Ukraine reaches high-noon, and a Russian invasion seems imminent, it is worth taking stock and reflecting how we got here. A Russian incursion into Ukraine...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
October 8, 2021 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

When will the world wake up to the Russian occupation of Syria?

As the Russian occupation of Syria enters its seventh year and with the Syrian crisis no longer in the news, serious questions must be asked. Vladimir Putin's intervention on...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Jordan, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey
August 9, 2021 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Daraa marked the start of the Syrian uprising; will it also be the beginning of the end for Assad?

After ten long years, Syria is back in the news. Although this is likely to be fleeting, as the international community has long experienced conflict fatigue with regards to...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria
June 4, 2021 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

What's next after Assad's election charade?

Elections are generally meant to be competitive affairs, with candidates and political parties vying for the public's attention over the weeks and months prior to voting. Whilst not all...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
March 11, 2021 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

A decade on in Syria's war, Assad has no moral high ground to cling to

As the Syrian uprising approaches yet another anniversary, enough blood has been spilled to fill the country's barren rivers. More than ten years on, almost a million people have...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
February 6, 2021 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Has the UN simply failed in Syria, or is it complicit in the regime's crimes?

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, the conflict rages on with no apparent end in sight. The role of the United Nations, the international organisation...

Published in: Article, International Organisations, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, UN
November 16, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

What direction will Biden take on Syria?

As Joe Biden is declared President-elect of the US, it is clear he has many matters to tackle. From containing coronavirus and managing the economic fall-out, to working to...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
August 21, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

7 years after the chemical attack in Syria, Assad has not been held to account

In the aftermath of the chemical attack in the Damascus province of Ghouta seven years ago, David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister remarked: "Our inaction in Syria shows...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, UK, US
June 25, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Isn't it time to revoke Asma Al-Assad's British citizenship?

Events in Syria tend to revolve around the crimes committed by President Bashar Al-Assad and his regime. He has been in the news more than usual recently due to...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, UK
June 11, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

The failure of the Syrian economy goes beyond the imminent Caesar Act

The Syrian economy is in freefall. At the beginning of the uprising in March 2011, $1 was equivalent to approximately 50 Syrian Pounds. Today, it is equivalent to around...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
May 11, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Is Putin behind the split in Syria's Assad family?

It is well understood that the Assad regime controls all aspects of Syrian life and society as dictatorships tend to do. The tentacles of the regime reach into the...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria
March 16, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

The regime claims that Syria has immunity against the coronavirus

As Syria enters the 10th year of the conflict in the country, the situation looks bleak. Idlib is on the verge of falling to the regime, stopped only by...

Published in: Article, Coronavirus, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
March 5, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

The world fiddles while Idlib burns

As the world looks on, the horrors of Idlib are clear for all to see. The last bastion of resistance to the Assad regime, Idlib teeters on the brink....

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey
January 2, 2020 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Russia's role in Syria is sinister; it's an occupier with an iron grip

As we enter a new year and a new decade, the Syrian conflict rages on, well into its ninth year. The estimated death toll is touching one million, with...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, UN
December 6, 2019 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Whilst Brexit dominates the election campaign, Syria moves into the shadows

General elections are intriguing times in British politics. Parties make headlines with spending commitments, their leaders are constantly on the airwaves hammering home their message and the public are...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, UK
September 30, 2019 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Is a new constitution a priority while barrel bombs are still dropped on Syria?

Constitutions are an interesting legal phenomenon. The Oxford Dictionary defines a constitution as "a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
August 19, 2019 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Six years after the chemical attack in Ghouta, have we learnt its lessons?

In the aftermath of the August 2013 chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Syria, the then British Prime Minister David Cameron said, "Our inaction in Syria shows we have not...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, UK
June 12, 2019 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Assad's war crimes include the systematic targeting of hospitals, yet go unpunished

Although many reports touch on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, little has been said about the medical situation in the war-torn country, and the plight of its...

Published in: Article, International Organisations, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, UN
May 21, 2019 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

The Syrian regime's slogan 'Assad or we burn the country' must not become reality

The bombardment of Idlib by Syrian regime forces over the past few weeks has been relentless; the long anticipated offensive on the city in northern Syria has arrived with...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria
March 11, 2019 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Eight years on, we must say sorry to Syria

This week is the eighth anniversary of the conflict in Syria. The death toll is well over half a million and over half the population has been internally or...

Published in: Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
September 4, 2018 | Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

We cannot have an ugly peace in Syria

Former US President Jimmy Carter penned an opinion piece in the New York Times recently in which he detailed how it would be wise for the government of Bashar...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Guest Writers, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US