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Kassioun Editorial 1280: Lessons from the Flood
First: The flood is a clear indicator and proof of the scale of accumulated neglect and marginalization over decades in northeastern Syria. This is despite the fact that the region has always been a primary source of the country’s wealth — oil, wheat, cotton, and more. Yet it has remained among the poorest, and most vulnerable and neglected areas in the country, to the point of severe underdev…