Donald Kaufman / TruthdigMar 19, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan achieves an important objective by taking control of a key area from Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated PressMar 19, 2018
President Erdogan calls the Afrin campaign the "most important phase" of the military operation launched Jan. 20 and aimed at driving Syrian Kurdish forces out border areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMar 16, 2018
Syria's U.N. ambassador says that following the government takeover of Hamouria from "terrorists," the government is helping evacuate civilians "who were taken as human shields." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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BASSEM MROUE and PHILIP ISSA / The Associated PressMar 12, 2018
Parallel offensives waged by Turkey and the Syrian government on separate towns on Monday compound a 'catastrophic' humanitarian situation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressFeb 26, 2018
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Syria is "terrorizing hundreds of thousands of civilians" with airstrikes, artillery, rockets and "a looming ground attack." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressFeb 14, 2018
As Syrian President Bashar Assad’s fight against Islamic State draws to a close, violence has exploded in other areas, threatening an even broader confrontation among regional and world powers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MEHMET GUZEL and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS / The Associated PressJan 28, 2018
Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters' offensive to root out Kurdish fighters in northern Syria has entered a second week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 26, 2018
The hopes of the Trump administration to use the Syrian Kurds as a wedge against the government of Bashar Assad in Damascus may be rapidly fading. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJan 21, 2018
“We will crush anyone who opposes our national struggle,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says in a warning to Kurdish activists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
SUZAN FRASER / The Associated PressJan 19, 2018
Ankara has launched a ground assault on a Syrian Kurdish-controlled enclave in Syria to thwart the establishment of a Kurdish corridor along the Turkish border. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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