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Syria
The Inspiring Story Behind 'The Swimmers'
By Armani Syed
How Syria's Decade-Long War Has Left a Toxic Environmental Legacy
By Joseph Hincks
How Syrian Medics Endured 10 Years of War
By Joseph Hincks
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What Happens Next With Turkey's Refugee Crisis
For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at an alarming rate. Idlib, a city in the country’s northwest, is the final rebel holdout that keeps Bashar al-Assad—and his Russian backers—from...
By Ian Bremmer
March 8, 2020
I Found Refuge in Turkey After Suffering in Syria's War. Now I Feel Like I Have to Leave for Europe
Mustafa Karali is a freelance photojournalist and founder of Duzen, a humanitarian organization that runs art, culture, and filmmaking workshops for Syrian and Turkish youth in the border city of Gaziantep. A Syrian national, he...
By Mustafa Karali
March 7, 2020
Syrian Refugees Have Nowhere Left to Hide
Syrian-British humanitarian worker Mohannad Othman faces a stark choice. It occupies his mind as he drives his two children to Arabic language classes in the Turkish border city of Gaziantep, where he has lived for...
By Joseph Hincks / Gaziantep
February 25, 2020
Syrian Violence Stokes Fears of a ‘Bloodbath’
Despite the unrelenting violence, the Trump Administration has done little to stanch the bloodshed
By W.J. Hennigan
February 21, 2020
Angelina Jolie: The Cost of Inaction in Syria is Too High
A few months into the Syrian conflict in 2011, I visited the Jordanian border at night, where shell-shocked Syrian families were crossing under cover of darkness to avoid sniper fire. A medic at the border...
By Angelina Jolie
February 20, 2020
A Century of War Movies Have Focused on the Courage of Men. These Oscar-Nominated Documentaries Turn the Lens on Women
'For Sama' and 'The Cave' give audiences a new lens through which to explore war
By Suyin Haynes
February 5, 2020
Congress Also Bears Blame for Trump's Disastrous Syria Decisions
Congress has rightfully condemned President Trump’s decision to abandon the Kurds in Syria. But Congress has been complicit in this decision. Over the past 70 years it has ceded too much power to the Presidency...
By Karl Marlantes
November 2, 2019
What the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Says About the War That Killed Him
The death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi may not change the world. Nevertheless, how it came about says a fair amount about the world he has departed. In the chain of events that led to the...
By W.J. Hennigan and Karl Vick
October 31, 2019
Turkish Allies Are Killing Civilians, U.S. Spies Say
Officials fears the groups could be using American-made weapons to conduct potential war crimes
By John Walcott and W.J. Hennigan
October 28, 2019
John Oliver Accuses Donald Trump of Betraying the Kurds
“The Kurds fought with the U.S. military in at least two more wars than Donald Trump ever did,” Oliver said.
By Melissa Locker
October 28, 2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Dead. Here's What to Know About the Deceased Islamic State Leader
Trump described him as the “world’s number-one terrorist leader"
By Tara Law
October 27, 2019
'He Died Like a Dog'
No American personnel were lost or injured in the operation, Trump said
By Sanya Mansoor
October 27, 2019
Trump Keeps Talking About Syria's Oil Fields. Here's What's Going On With Them
Syria's oil fields once served as the economic engine powering ISIS
By Madeleine Carlisle
October 26, 2019
Yezidis in Iraq and Syria Fear Fresh Persecution After Turkey's Offensive
Five years after the ISIS slaughter of Yezidis pushed the U.S. to enter Syria, the long-persecuted minority is again feeling vulnerable
By Joseph Hincks
October 24, 2019
If You Didn’t Already Think Trump Was Unfit for Office, Syria and Ukraine Should Change Your Mind
Throughout the 2016 presidential primaries and through the presidential campaign, those of us who were classified as “Never Trump” or “anti-Trump” conservatives repeated the same mantra, time and time again: Character is destiny. A man’s...
By David French
October 17, 2019
Trump Sanctions Turkey in Attempt to Contain Chaos
President Donald Trump announced Monday his intention to level economic sanctions, hike tariffs and halt trade negotiations with Turkey as a result of its military incursion against U.S.-aligned Kurdish forces in northern Syria. "I will...
By W.J. Hennigan , John Walcott and Kimberly Dozier
October 14, 2019
Can the U.N. Handle Another Humanitarian Crisis in Syria?
Turkey’s ongoing incursion into northeast Syria, which began Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the surprise withdrawal of U.S. troops from the northern border area, has already become a humanitarian crisis. The fighting has forced...
By Joseph Hincks / Gaziantep
October 14, 2019
What Happens Next in Syria After Turkey's Invasion
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would pull back from the border the few U.S. troops along the border in northeast Syria, clearing the way for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
By Ian Bremmer
October 11, 2019
Trump's Move on ISIS Prisoners Alarms Turkish Ex-Officials
The U.S. President handing Turkey responsibility for thousands of ISIS prisoners has rung alarm bells among former top officials in Ankara
By Joseph Hincks/Istanbul
October 8, 2019
Trump's Retreat in Syria Is Dishonorable and Will Cost American Lives
Late Sunday night, the Trump administration announced that it was pulling American troops from key positions near the Syria-Turkey border and explicitly permitting the Turkish government to conduct military operations against the Kurdish allies who...
By David French
October 7, 2019
U.N. Criticizes International Community 'Indifference' to Syria Conflict as 100 Civilians Die in 10 Days
Airstrikes in Syria over the last 10 days have killed more than 100 civilians — at least 26 of them, children, according to the U.N.
By Sanya Mansoor
July 26, 2019
British Marines Seize Supertanker Carrying Iranian Oil
Iran has regularly supplied Syria with crude oil since the country descended into civil war
By Verity Ratcliffe, Julian Lee and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg
July 4, 2019
American Women and Children Repatriated From Syria: Kurdish Officials
Thousands of foreign ISIS fighters and their families are being held in camps
By Amy Gunia
June 6, 2019
'Brute, Naked Fear.' How Bashar Assad Is Using His Family's Old Tactics to Regain His Grip on Syria
In his new book, journalist Sam Dagher explores the Assad family's use of "brute, naked fear" and how it informs Bashar's tactics
By Joseph Hincks
May 29, 2019
U.S. Military Uses Drones to Hunt ISIS Leaders
Drone operators circle ISIS territory every day searching for clues about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
By W.J. Hennigan
April 30, 2019
After the ‘War of Annihilation’ Against ISIS
Homes make a city. More than buildings, roads, schools, markets, hospitals and shops, it’s homes and the people who live in them that create the life of a place. The Islamic State of Iraq and...
By Victor J. Blue
April 6, 2019
Red Cross Wants to Send the Children of ISIS Fighters Home
"Certainly hundreds, maybe more" children without parents are living in a Syrian refugee camp, International Red Cross president Peter Maurer said
By Hillary Leung
April 3, 2019
Civilians Stream Out of Last IS Enclave Before Final Assault
A final assault on the besieged town will wait until civilians have evacuated
By Hillary Leung
March 8, 2019
President Trump Plans to Keep 200 U.S. Troops in Syria, White House Says
Senator Lindsey Graham applauded the president’s decision in a statement
By Justin Sink and Margaret Talev / Bloomberg
February 22, 2019
ISIS Returnees Stir Debate Over Citizenship and Security
Trump wants Europe to take back "over 800 ISIS fighters”
By Joseph Hincks
February 21, 2019
U.S. Appeals for NATO Allies to Work in Syria
The U.S. is asking NATO members and other partners to provide "the resources"
By Glen Carey and Ben Sills / Bloomberg
February 16, 2019
London Schoolgirl Who Joined ISIS Wants to Come Home
Shamima Begum fled her east London home to join ISIS in Syria when she was 15
By Hillary Leung
February 14, 2019
Top U.S. General Left Out of Syria Withdrawal Decision
President Donald Trump did not consult his top military commander in the Middle East before making the abrupt announcement to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria. General Joseph Votel, the four-star Army commander who...
By W.J. Hennigan
February 5, 2019
Pentagon Warns ISIS Could Resurge in Syria Within Months
Despite President Donald Trump's assertions, ISIS is not defeated and could re-emerge without continued military engagement in Syria, according to candid assessments from the Pentagon and the State Department released this week. The U.S. military...
By W.J. Hennigan
February 4, 2019
ISIS Is Still Active in Iraq, Syria and Beyond. This Is What the Threat Looks Like Now
It had always seemed an unlikely boast. But the ISIS-claimed terror attack that killed four U.S. troops in the northern Syrian town of Manbij this week proved the hollowness of U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated...
By Joseph Hincks
January 18, 2019
Trump's Pledge to Pull U.S. Out of Syria Meets Reality
The policy has slowly disintegrated into a mess
By Ian Bremmer
January 18, 2019
These Are the Americans Who Were Killed in Syria This Week
Three of the four Americans killed in a bomb blast in Syria on Wednesday have been identified. The Department of Defense said Special Forces Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Farmer; Shannon Kent, a sailor assigned to...
By Mahita Gajanan
January 18, 2019
U.S. Deaths Show Hard Truth in Syria
An explosion on a bustling downtown street killed four Americans during a routine foot patrol inside the Syrian city of Manbij, U.S. military officials said on Wednesday. The blast claimed the lives of two U.S....
By W.J. Hennigan
January 16, 2019
The Syria Withdrawal Shows the Problem With Trump Going Off-Script
After more than two weeks of contradictory statements regarding when President Donald Trump would pull American troops from Syria, the Pentagon has been left guessing. U.S. military commanders don't know what strategy to pursue, Administration...
By W.J. Hennigan
January 7, 2019
The Quick Read on Trump's Delayed Syria Troop Drawdown
The abrupt decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria has proved to be one of the most explosive, and Trump now seems to realize it
By Ian Bremmer
January 4, 2019
Trump's Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Syria Will Boost Iran's Fortunes
If maintaining pressure on Iran was his aim, President Trump has just shot himself in the foot, writes analyst Lina Khatib
By Lina Khatib
January 4, 2019
Syrian Women Are Embracing Their New Lives in Germany. But at What Cost?
Syrian women in Germany are embracing new lives, but at a cost
By Aryn Baker
January 3, 2019
Trump Said Turkey Can Take Care of the Rest of ISIS
Trump’s action on Syria triggered the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
By Onur Ant, Nick Wadhams and Selcan Hacaoglu / Bloomberg
December 22, 2018
With One Tweet, Trump May Have Given Assad a Path to Victory in Syria
In the power vacuum left, the Kurds have the most to lose
By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
December 21, 2018
No One's Sure What Comes Next After Withdrawal From Syria
President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. military to withdraw all 2,200 American ground troops from Syria within 30 days, marking a swift end to the four-year-long conflict against ISIS there. “We have defeated ISIS...
By W.J. Hennigan
December 19, 2018
'Ideas Cannot Be Killed With Weapons.' Why the Assassination of Syria's Most Prominent Citizen Journalist Matters
“Revolutions are ideas and ideas cannot be killed with weapons,” Raed Fares said
By Prachi Vidwans
November 29, 2018
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