RtoP Weekly
- Jun 30, 2017
US-led Coalition Airstrikes Contribute to Civilian Deaths in Syria
On Monday, 26 June, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reportedly captured al-Qadisia, a western district of Raqqa, the de...
The Economist
- Jun 26, 2017
Syria’s Armenians are fleeing to their ancestral homeland
WHEN war broke out in Syria in 2011, some of the wealthier families from the country’s Christian Armenian minority decamped to Yerevan,...
Alla Eshchenko | CNN
- Jun 23, 2017
Russian warships fire missiles at ISIS in Syria
Russian warships have fired six missiles on ISIS targets in Syria, state media reports, in Moscow's latest show of force as its tensions...
Newsweek
- Jun 21, 2017
Iran and Turkey, at war with Syria
Two traditional foes, Turkey and Iran, have found themselves on the same side of a bitter regional dispute between Saudi Arabia and...
Nahal Toosi | Politico
- Jun 19, 2017
Trump still doesn't have a strategy for dealing with Assad
With tensions escalating between the United States and Russia, the White House still has no larger strategy on how to deal with fresh...
Jonathan Marcus | BBC News
- Jun 19, 2017
Trump and the battle for eastern Syria
The battle for Mosul may be entering its final phase. The battle for Raqqa is under way. But the battle for the future of eastern Syria...