James Snell

James Snell is a British journalist.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (2nd R) greets newly appointed commander of al-Quds Force Esmail Qaani (L), Iranian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Major-General Mohammad Bagheri (2nd L) and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Hossein Salami, last January. (AFP)
As coronavirus cases spike, IRGC pretends all is well
March 28, 2020
The site of the airport at the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala, which was damaged by US air strikes following the death of two Americans and a Briton in a rocket attack against the military base in Taji, March 13. (AFP)
Usbat al-Thairen: The new Iran-backed militia on Iraq’s block
March 21, 2020
A Turkish military convoy drives near the Syrian town of Kefraya on the highway linking the north-western Syrian province of Idlib to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, March 10. (AFP)
Belligerents prepare for post-ceasefire military moves in Idlib
March 14, 2020
Workers disinfect the shrine of the Shiite Saint Imam Abdulazim to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March, 7. (AP)
Coronavirus tests Iran’s limits
March 07, 2020
A fighter loyal to the internationally recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) keeps position near the Salah al-Din military compound, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on May 7, 2019. (AFP)
Turkey’s Syrian fighters in Libya: more mercenary than jihadist
February 08, 2020
A Russian Army helicopter flies over the town of Tell Tamr in the north-eastern Syrian Hasakah province on the border with Turkey, January 26. (AFP)
US-Russian troop encounters in Syria are awkward at best
February 01, 2020
Costly misadventure. A Turkish soldier stands guard on the Turkish-Syrian border in Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, last October.(Reuters)
Resistance against Turkish forces in Raqqa grows increasingly violent
January 25, 2020
A Syrian boy walks through rubble after receiving treatment at the industrial zone after Syrian government air strikes on the rebel-held Idlib province, January 15. (DPA)
Lack of humanitarian aid to Idlib made worse by diplomatic wrangling
January 18, 2020
No one wants a war. People participate in a protest in Times Square in New York City against military conflict with Iran, January 8. (AFP)
The rumours of World War III were wildly exaggerated
January 11, 2020
Members of the Syrian Organisation for the Victims of War display pictures documenting the torture of detainees inside the Assad regime’s prisons, in Geneva, 2016. The photographs were taken by a former military policeman of the Syrian army, known as “Caesar”. (AFP)
US ‘Caesar’ bill on Syria war crimes welcome but not enough
December 21, 2019
A militia leader in politician’s disguise. Leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Qais al-Khazali (C-L) attends a march in Baghdad, October 26. (Reuters)
How effective are US sanctions on Iran-linked militias in Iraq?
December 14, 2019
An Iraqi volunteer sweeps the streets of Najaf on December 5, following protests. (AFP)
Abdul-Mahdi’s atypical resignation
December 07, 2019
Motorcyclists from Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan gather at the covent of Lady of Saidnaya before their ride through the town of the same name, north of Syria’s capital Damascus, on September 14. (AFP)
Vlogging thrives as tool of propaganda in Syria
November 30, 2019
Caption: An Iraqi protester hits a poster showing the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, General Qassim Soleimani, with a shoe during anti-government protests in Baghdad, November 3. (AP)
Leaks show extent of Iranian influence in region
November 23, 2019
Iraqi security forces try to disperse protesters during anti-government demonstrations in downtown Baghdad, November 12. (AP)
Iran-backed crackdown has only emboldened Iraqi demonstrators
November 16, 2019
A global threat. Philippine National Police Chief General Oscar Albayalde inspects guns, explosives and ISIS group-style black flags during a news conference at Camp Crame in suburban Quezon city north-east of Manila, last April. (AP)
ISIS still has global reach despite military demise of caliphate
November 02, 2019
Syrian President Bashar Assad (C) visits Syrian Army troops in Idlib province, October 22. (Reuters)
Syria’s civil war proves a transformative experience for Turkey
October 26, 2019
Serious challenge. An ISIS suspect with an injured leg walks with a crutch at al-Hol camp in Hasakah governorate in north-eastern Syria, July 22. (AFP)
Syria’s al-Hol camp presents grave challenges
October 05, 2019
A file photo shows the opening of the Syria rebuilding exhibition in Damascus, 2018. (AP)
Foreign journalists, politicians join Syria’s propaganda tours
September 14, 2019
A Syrian refugee gestures near the rubble of her dismantled concrete hut at a makeshift Syrian refugee camp in the Lebanese border town of Arsal, July 4. (Reuters)
Syrians face deportation even though war is far from over
August 17, 2019