Nathan Thrall | International Crisis Group
- May 19, 2017
As Trump Alights in Israel, Palestinians are Descending into Darkness
President Donald Trump makes a 26-hour visit to Israel on 22 May to discuss the “ultimate deal” — a peace agreement between Israelis and...
Gardiner Harris
- May 15, 2017
Syrian Crematory Is Hiding Mass Killings of Prisoners, U.S. Says
A satellite image of what the State Department described as a building in a Syrian prison complex that was modified to support a...
Turkey Threatens U.S. Troops in Syria
Action, reaction. American forces raced for the Syria/Turkish border last week after Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish fighters allied...
International Crisis Group
- May 4, 2017
The PKK’s Fateful Choice in Northern Syria
Executive Summary Six years into Syria’s civil war, the military and political map in the north has been dramatically redrawn. The most...
Andrew Doran, Robert Nicholson
- May 2, 2017
Security in the Aftermath of ISIS
President Trump has garnered reams of coverage and criticism for his executive order on refugees, but so far the press has shown little...
Human Rights Watch
- May 1, 2017
Syria Chemical Attacks Use Nerve Agents
On April 4, 2017, an attack with chemical weapons struck Khan Sheikhoun, a town in northwestern Syria, killing at least 89 people. While...