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 )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 26, 2018
The American public’s lack of attention to the president’s violent and dangerous foreign policy helps explain our ongoing wars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Susannah George, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Maggie Michael and Lori Hinnant / The Associated PressDec 20, 2017
The number killed in the nine-month battle to liberate the Iraqi city from Islamic State marauders has not been acknowledged by the U.S.-led coalition. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigOct 5, 2017
Our costly presence in Afghanistan is on track to continue at least another decade, as politicians fail to articulate past failures or envision future strategy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Laura Gottesdiener / TomDispatchJul 28, 2017
The U.S. is focusing its energies—and warplanes—in areas of eastern Syria occupied by Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
By Andrea Germanos / Common DreamsJun 15, 2017
The effort to retake the city of Raqqa from Islamic State "has also led to 160,000 civilians fleeing their homes and becoming internally displaced,” the official says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2017
This account is at odds with what the U.S.-led coalition's top officer suggested during a Pentagon press briefing held 11 days after the strike. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 8, 2017
President Vladimir Putin accuses the Trump administration of "aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Nika Knight / Common DreamsApr 7, 2017
Television and print journalists, along with many congressional Democrats, join neoconservatives in offering immediate praise for the bombing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 31, 2017
"[L]eading news networks went out of their way to craft some of the most euphemistic headlines imaginable," a Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting article says about the recent U.S.-led attacks that killed hundreds of Iraqis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 29, 2017
Amy Goodman and Juan González of Democracy Now! and reporter Chris Woods examine recent attacks across the Middle East and the lack of mainstream media coverage. Amy Goodman and Juan González of Democracy Now! and reporter Chris Woods examine recent attacks across the Middle East and the lack of mainstream media coverage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 9, 2016
Why should Facebook users come down harder on the Syrian leader than on the United States government when it comes to horrific actions and war crimes in that part of the world? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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