James Snell

James Snell is a British journalist.

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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
Syrians who were displaced from the south of the northwestern Idlib province, ride in trucks loaded with belongings along the Bab al-Hawa highway near the city of Idlib. (AFP)
Idlib’s precarious position in the periphery of conflict and ceasefire
August 03, 2019
Overabundance of information comes with global problems
July 27, 2019
A 2015 file picture shows a Syrian Civil Defence member carrying a damaged canister from what activists said was a chlorine gas attack in Idlib’s countryside. (AFP)
Syrian regime’s chemical propaganda should be taken seriously
July 20, 2019
Surrounded by uncertainties. Syrian refugee children play on rubble of dismantled concrete huts at a makeshift Syrian refugee camp in Arsal, Lebanon, July 4. (Reuters)
Syrian refugees facing insoluble dilemma in Lebanon
July 13, 2019
ISIS female supporters gesture as they stand together at al-Hol displacement camp in Hasakah governorate, Syria, last April. (Reuters)
ISIS weakened but resurgence likely
July 13, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a news conference following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 8, 2019. (Cem Oksuz/Turkish Presidential Press Office)
Turkey remains irresolute on Syria
June 29, 2019
Intensified attacks. A man points to the sky as he stands next to a White Helmet rescue volunteer following a reported air strike by regime forces in the Syrian town of Maaret Al-Noman in southern Idlib, May 26. (AFP)
Syrian regime still has no qualms about attacking journalists
June 01, 2019
Deep entrenchment. A 2017 file picture shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing on pickup trucks mounted with heavy machine-guns in the eastern city of Deir Ez-Zor. (SANA)
Proxy conflict in Syria could escalate amid rising US-Iran tensions
May 25, 2019
Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are seen at a camp in the countryside of the northern Syrian province of Idlib, last August. (AFP)
Radicals’ dominance in Idlib increases risk of tragedy
May 18, 2019
Heavy cost. Iraqis mourn over the coffin of a Shia militia member who was reportedly killed in Syria, during his funeral in Najaf. (AFP)
Iraqi militias’ presence in Syria spurs fierce criticism from all sides
May 11, 2019
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