Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990.
Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990.
Turkish and US troops return from a joint patrol in northern Syria, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Akcakale, Turkey. File/Reuters