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The Inspiring Story Behind 'The Swimmers'

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How Syria's Decade-Long War Has Left a Toxic Environmental Legacy

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How Syrian Medics Endured 10 Years of War

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How George Floyd's Death Spoke to a Syrian Artist

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'He Died Like a Dog'

No American personnel were lost or injured in the operation, Trump said

By Sanya Mansoor

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

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

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

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
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