Leila Al Shami is a British-Syrian activist who has worked with the human rights movement in Syria and elsewhere in the region. She is co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War (2016).
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How the Syrian Civil War is Creating a Nation of Exiles
Assad's strategy of sieges, bombings and civilian evacuations means many will never see their homes again.
Leila Al Shami
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