The Syria Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) is a partnership between the Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) and MapAction. It’s funded by the U.K.’s Department for International Development and is “aimed at strengthening the shared situational analysis of humanitarian responders by providing an independent analysis of the humanitarian situation of those affected by the Syrian crisis.” To do this, SNAP’s analysis review and compile data from secondary sources including journalists and the United Nations.
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
Day 826
Fabien Tepper – June 15, 2013
As anti-government protests in Istanbul’s Gezi Park continued into their third weekend, a Syrian Turk, a riot policeman, a Kurd and others in the disputed strip shared their views on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Syria policy and how it’s shaped their views of the Turkish government.
Karen Leigh (@leighstream) – June 15, 2013
Rex Brynen is a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal and an expert on Middle East conflict and development. He talked with Syria Deeply about the state of Syria’ s political opposition after the unraveling of talks earlier this month in Istanbul, and after the U.S. announced that it would provide small weapons and ammunition to rebel fighters on the ground.
Alison Tahmizian Meuse (@alitahmizian) – June 14, 2013
As part of our effort to highlight civilian stories, below is a conversation between Syria Deeply and Rifaie Tammas, a 24-year-old from Qusayr. The Lebanese militia Hezbollah, working with Syrian government troops, overran the key smuggling route between Lebanon and Homs province last week. Tammas describes the final anxious hours in his city, his chaotic evacuation and a tearful reunion with his mother after losing three close family members.
Karen Leigh (@leighstream) and Alison Tahmizian Meuse (@alitahmizian) – June 14, 2013
On Thursday, the White House announced that it would, for the first time, supply military aid to Syrian rebels. Details were not announced, triggering speculation that the aid would be anything from a no-fly zone (favored by U.S. Senator John McCain, arguably the staunchest supporter of Western military intervention in Syria) to the anti-aircraft weapons that top the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) wish list in the ongoing fight against the Syrian air force.
More Resources
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UN News Center
Reports on Syria from UN Agencies
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Council on Foreign Relations
More Syria Analysis & Background Information
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International Crisis Group
Monitoring the Conflict and the Dynamics Behind It
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Human Rights Watch
Documenting Abuses on All Sides of the Fight
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BBC News – Syria Landing Page
News and resources from the British Broadcasting Corporation
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Syria Comment
Updates and insights from Professor Josh Landis
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Syrian Revolution Digest
Activist Ammar Abdulhamid Blogs the Uprising
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SyriaTracker
Crowdmap Documenting Ground Reports from Syria
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Now Lebanon
Beirut-Based Website Posting Live Updates
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Global Voices
Bloggers & Citizen Media Stories About Syria
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