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Friday, 16 May 2014

The evacuation of rebel fighters from the Old City of Homs is being widely portrayed as major victory for the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Rather incredulously, some in the opposition are even claiming it as a win for their own side. The truth is, given the scenes of utter devastation witnessed by the media and returning residents, it is grotesque to describe this as a victory for anybody. Overall, the deal struck between the regime and rebels benefits the former more than it does the latter, but...

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