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...
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...
BBC News
- Jun 19, 2017
Trump and the battle for eastern Syria
By Jonathan Marcus The battle for Mosul may be entering its final phase. The battle for Raqqa is under way. But the battle for the future...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
- Jun 16, 2017
Civilian Deaths in Raqqa Mount as US-led Coalition Forces Push to Reclaim City from ISIL
Since beginning a large-scale offensive campaign on 6 June, the US-led coalition has continued to advance in Raqqa, the de facto capital...
New York Times 1
- May 25, 2017
Attacks on Health Workers in War Zones Continue, Despite U.N. Resolution
UNITED NATIONS — A string of blatantly illegal attacks on clinics and ambulances in war zones around the world prompted the Security...
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 1
- 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...
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...
Genocide Watch
- Apr 27, 2017
Syria: ‘Glimmers of humanity’ overshadowed by brutality of attacks on civilians, says UN aid chief
Families evacuated from East Ghouta, Syria, congregate in the courtyard of the Dahit Qudsayya collective shelter for basic aid. Photo:...
New York Times 1
- Apr 24, 2017
U.N. Documents Syrian War Crimes, but Prosecution Moves Slowly
A rebel-held neighborhood in Daraa, Syria, after air strikes on Sunday. Members of a United Nations commission investigating war crimes...
London Review of Books
- Apr 21, 2017
The Syrian War: Adam Shatz talks to Joshua Landis
Transcript In this episode of the LRB podcast, Adam Shatz talks to Joshua Landis about Syria. Joshua Landis is the Director of the Centre...
