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.
Russia’s new plan for “deescalation” zones in Syria, explained.
Alia Malek asks why “we object to the methods of slaughter, but not the overall slaughter of the Syrian people.”
Why the press consistently covers war uncritically.
It took less than three months for some Trump aides to figure that out.
A retired US general who led the anti-ISIS effort on what Obama did wrong and on Trump.
Some progressive organizations are furious that senior Democratic leadership has endorsed Trump’s attacks in Syria.
Why Trump’s attack may have been justified but could still backfire.
Trump attacked Syria, got a Supreme Court justice, and may shake up his White House. Busy day.
Support was nearly universal.
Trump needs a foreign policy, not just reactions to what he sees on cable news.
Trump ordered the Pentagon to bomb a Syrian airfield. The truly hard work is just beginning.
The alt-right, anti-interventionist Trump supporters are not happy with the president.
Both praise and criticism of President Trump’s decision have poured in.
Republican lawmakers are supporting Trump’s missile strike. They sure didn’t support them when Obama asked.
The logic behind the US’s seemingly limited strike on the Syrian regime.
Trump ordered the attack after the Syrian government launched a chemical weapon attack on civilians.
The US strikes came after the Syrian government used chemical weapons on civilians.
Bombing is rarely the best way to help people.
It’s the first intentional US bombing of Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Yet Trump’s Syria policy is Obama’s, just stripped of moral pretense.
A poison gas attack in Syria has killed at least 74 — including 16 women and 23 children — and wounded over 350.
Susan Rice becomes a scapegoat; a deadly chemical attack targets Syrian civilians; Republicans reanimate their health care debate.
“If we want the refugee problem to go away, we have to end this war.” —Evgeny Afineevsky
The US-based Mercy Corps was given little explanation for why it’s been shut down.
Khatib is a member of the Syria Civil Defense, which Assad’s government has accused of faking footage.
Khaled Almilaji was tortured by Assad. Now, he’s been banned from America.
This is how Vladimir Putin has made Russians feel great again.
When I got to America, I thought the rest of my family would be able to join me soon. I was wrong.
“A backlash against the refugee population ... serves their interests in a number of ways.”
This is what life is really like for the Syrians that Donald Trump has just blocked from taking refuge in the United States.
“We see the tragedy of terrible suffering of civilians.”
The man shouted, “Remember Syria! Remember Aleppo!”
Ten ways to respond to the crisis in Aleppo.
How a modern mass slaughter unfolded before our eyes.
The retired general could push Trump to take a harder line toward Tehran — and Russia.
From tunnels to armored car bombs, ISIS is waging a new and brutal type of guerrilla war.
Trump’s first major pick is a retired general who was fired from his last job in the military.
A key front in Syria’s war, and a looming humanitarian crisis, explained.