Middle East Zugzwang

... losses can (and should) be converted into effective instruments for information warfare. It is evident that the civilian population of the region (a third of them are children) is becoming not only hostages of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly known as Jabhat an-Nusrah) and related groups, but is being used by the militants as an information human shield. Whatever happens to the civilian population in Aleppo, the blame is sure to be pinned on Russia and the Syrian authorities. Attempts to resolve the ...