James Snell

James Snell is a British journalist.

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Father’s shadow. A young boy rides his bicycle in the southern Syrian city of Daraa with a gate behind him ornated with images of Syrian President Bashar Assad (L) and his late father Hafez Assad, last August. (AFP)
Daraa protests show that city remains outside regime’s orbit
March 16, 2019
A 2017 file picture shows a Syrian pro-government soldier watching as smoke rises from buildings following an air strike by government forces in the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor. (AFP)
Germany’s extradition move sends strong message to Syria
March 09, 2019
Indiscriminate weapons. A Syrian man receives oxygen through a respirator following a suspected chemical attack on his town of al-Khalidiya in Aleppo, last November. (AP)
Syria chemical tactics could have dire consequences on future conflicts
February 23, 2019
A Syrian national flag flutters next to ISIS slogan at a roundabout where executions were carried out by jihadists in the city of Palmyra. (Reuters)
ISIS intent on resurgence in Syria as US takes back seat
February 09, 2019
A poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad is seen during the opening of a rebuilding exhibition in Damascus, last October. (AP)
EU’s controversial strategy to prevent misuse of Syria reconstruction funds
January 26, 2019
Major headache. A man watches a presentation about Iran’s entrenchment in Syria during a forum in Jerusalem, last June. (AFP)
Israel presses on with strikes against Iran’s axis
January 19, 2019
Al-Qaeda’s shadow. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters at a camp in northern Idlib province, last August. (AFP)
Ceasefire sees jihadists cement grip over Idlib
January 12, 2019
A US soldier sits on an armoured vehicle on a position near the front line between US-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkey-backed fighters in Manbij, last April. (AP)
US faces strategic challenges in eastern Syria
December 01, 2018
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US soldiers gather in the Kurdish-held town of Al-Darbasiyah in north-eastern Syria, on November 4. (AFP)
New US plan for Syria promises little change
November 17, 2018
Peace at the barrel of a gun. A Syrian rebel fighter from the National Liberation Front secures a tank in one of the group’s rear positions in a rebel-held area in Idlib, on October 9. (AFP)
Idlib is set up for a fall — anytime
October 13, 2018
Smoke rises above rebel-held areas of Daraa during reported air strikes by Syrian regime forces, on July 8. (AFP)
Daraa could mark the Syrian regime’s ability to act with impunity
July 14, 2018
Difficult to uproot. A man watches a presentation on Iran’s entrenchment in Syria, on June 14. (AFP)
Despite probable US prompts, Russia unlikely to evict Iran from Syria
July 07, 2018
A hard day’s night. Alexandra Kotey (L) and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal ISIS cell, sit on a sofa during an interview in Kobani, last March 30. (AP)
In the face of Western discomfort, Syrian Democratic Forces trade ISIS prisoners
June 30, 2018
Two peas in a pod. Syrian regime forces ride a military truck in Eastern Ghouta. (SANA)
Iranian militias and Syrian forces become indivisible as assault on Daraa looms
June 16, 2018
An elderly woman carries a bag on her head in Manbej in Aleppo countryside, on May 10. (Reuters)
In Syria, the victors are moulding populations to their own designs
May 12, 2018
Indecision. A US soldier sits on an armoured vehicle on a road leading to the front line with Turkey-backed fighters in Manbij in northern Syria. (AP)
Tensions flare in Manbij amid rising confusion
April 21, 2018
Syrian regime forces sit by a marble mosaic monument depicting a picture of late President Hafez Assad at the entrance of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta, on March 25. (AFP)
Despite military victory in sight, Damascus faces uncertain future
March 31, 2018
A Syrian soldier distributes aid from Russian forces to civilians who fled Eastern Ghouta at a shelter in Adra near Damascus, on March 20. (Reuters)
‘Kneel or starve’: Damascus’s brutal ultimatum to population of Eastern Ghouta
March 24, 2018
A rebel fighter from Ahrar al-Sham brigade reacts as a grad rocket is fired from Idlib countryside. (Reuters)
New rebel coalition brings fresh threat to Syria’s splintering war
March 10, 2018
A government worker uses a mobile phone while standing in front of an establishment marked with a “Maute ISIS” graffiti in Marawi city in southern Philippines, last October. (Reuters)
After the fall of its caliphate, ISIS threat goes global
February 24, 2018