ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressFeb 17, 2020
His comments come amid a military advance that has sparked a humanitarian catastrophe that the U.N. warns “has reached a horrifying level.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated PressFeb 7, 2020
The region, which is near the border with Turkey, is the last rebel-held bastion in the war-ravaged country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressJan 29, 2020
The offensive, part of a Russian-backed military assault, is displacing hundreds of thousands who are fleeing to safer areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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SARAH EL DEEB / The Associated PressJul 18, 2018
The aerial bombardment of the town of Nawa comes after talks with opposition forces to cede the town fail. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressApr 30, 2018
Iranian media gave conflicting reports about the attack on government outposts in Syria’s northern region amid speculation that it was carried out by neighboring Israel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MATTHEW LEE / The Associated PressApr 14, 2018
The U.S., U.K. and France acted in the awareness that Russian and Syrian forces may already have tried to clean up important evidence in Douma, where dozens died in last weekend's attack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
PHILIP ISSA and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2018
A ferocious bombing campaign by government forces targets hospitals, apartment blocks and other civilian sites, killing and wounding hundreds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
PHILIP ISSA and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressFeb 20, 2018
The attack raises the specter of a full-scale offensive that could mean catastrophe for nearly 400,000 civilians trapped under siege. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigMar 6, 2017
Evgeny Afineevsky’s Oscar-nominated documentary doesn’t shy away from the war's brutal realities. The children’s voices are especially poignant. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 20, 2016
The shooting of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, will slow but not interrupt the process of Russo-Turkish rapprochement, after a period last winter and spring when the two countries were boycotting each other. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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