Syria
Syria’s civil war began in 2012. After several years and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, it still hasn’t ended and actually may have gotten more complex.
Some estimates have the Syrian death toll at around 15.
Despite Bolton and Pompeo’s best efforts to stop it.
Trump announced a full withdrawal of US troops from Syria. That may not happen after all.
Bolton may have just blown up Trump’s Syria withdrawal.
It could turn a simmering conflict into something much more dangerous.
He failed to meet with any Iraqi officials and may have also exposed a covert Navy SEAL team.
The Pentagon and State Department seem completely blindsided by Trump’s ordered Syria withdrawal.
Future presidents will remember this moment.
That could be a boon to Iran, ISIS, and Russia.
Russia and Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will almost certainly lead tens of thousands to die in Idlib.
Even President Donald Trump is worried about the likely humanitarian catastrophe.
The war in Syria may not be in the news, but the everyday dangers children face remain very real.
It probably won’t lead to war, but the situation keeps escalating.
President Trump may be on the verge of a huge Syria mistake.
Some reports estimate the casualty toll is in the thousands.
Each side has set red lines that could easily be crossed.
Let’s just say it could turn a simmering “cold war” into a really hot one.
We’ve seen Assad’s defiance, Trump’s flip, and Turkey’s anger.
It didn’t work a year ago, for starters.
This is likely the “big price” Trump wants the Syrian government to pay.
A short guide to America’s limited military response in Syria.
Russia felt “threatened” by Syria strike, but didn’t shoot at US planes.
“I suspect neither side wants a direct confrontation, but when things go flash-bang, there are always surprises and unintended consequences.”
How Syria’s civil war became America’s problem.
The Trump administration uses Syrian refugees’ traumas as a reason the war needs to end — but not a reason to let them in.
Assad’s forces launched more than 200 chemical attacks since the start of the war.
And then he tried to make nice with Russia, Syria’s ally, in the very next tweet.
Trump could change his mind in the future.
That goes against what the administration has been signaling for months.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s plans to consolidate power across the country.
And it could get worse.
The Syrian proxy war is heating up.
Putin helped keep Assad in power. The Syrian dictator went to Russia to say thanks.
”I want to be a doctor or a teacher, but I feel like in my life I’m just going to pick oranges.”
The battle for Raqqa has begun. And it’s shaping up to be a bloodbath.
Syria’s civil war has ravaged millions of children. Here are the faces of six of them.
Trump’s Syria strategy is moving from fighting ISIS to fighting Assad.
Alienating the people whose help we need is a bad strategy.