By Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 17, 2016
As the opposition fighters moved to the Sunni religious right, and as the most effective fighters were drawn from that sector, the rebels lost the goodwill and support of most Syrians. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 14, 2016
Robert Fisk, The Independent's award-winning correspondent, writes that while the bloody clash in the Syrian city is horrific, many questions remain about American and British involvement and Western media's portrayal of the conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 12, 2016
Russia’s success in shaping the outcome of the Syrian struggle has made Moscow a player in the region again for the first time since the fall of the old Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Juan Cole / Informed CommentNov 12, 2016
With Obama a lame duck and Trump a buddy of Putin, Russia and Syria may feel they have a free hand to defeat the rebels completely in east Aleppo. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 7, 2016
The United Nations' Staffan de Mistura (pictured) has addressed the Levant Conquest Front, whose leader has pledged allegiance to an al-Qaida leader. For reasons that remain extremely mysterious, the CIA ignores this group, with which some of its own favorites have sometimes formed battlefield alliances. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 1, 2016
Russian military advisers have been withdrawn, the Syrian Army HQ has no Russian advisory staff and there is little coordination on the battlefield. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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The third-party candidate leaves his interviewers momentarily speechless after being asked about the ravaged Syrian city in an MSNBC interview. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 9, 2016
The only thing worse than the new hero status of Abu Mohammad al-Julani and his Army of Syrian Conquest is the news that he plans to subject all of Aleppo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 14, 2016
On Wednesday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (a mixed Kurdish and Arab group) advanced further into the city of Manbij, a major outpost for Islamic State in northern Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 13, 2016
Even as the Syrian army defeated a counteroffensive by al-Qaida in Syria and its battlefield allies in Aleppo, French President Francois Hollande warned that al-Qaida should not be allowed to replace the declining Islamic State in Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMay 4, 2016
Muslim fundamentalist rebels, including al-Qaida, took revenge Tuesday on West Aleppo for the heavy government bombardment of East Aleppo that has killed dozens in the past week, including at a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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