Obama Previews U.S. Response to ISIS: ‘We’re Going to Defeat Them’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 8, 2014 On Sunday, as the U.S. military announced that it had initiated airstrikes targeting ISIS in western Iraq, President Obama made an appearance on "Meet the Press" to give a sense of what he'll have to say on Wednesday when he formally outlines America's strategy for targeting the militant Islamist group. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arab League Calls for ‘Deterrent Measures’ Against Syrian Regime

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 2, 2013 Patience is turning out to be a virtue for President Obama, who appears determined to launch a military attack on Syria but would prefer to have broader international support. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Updates on the Syrian Conflict

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2012 Among the latest developments in the Syrian humanitarian crisis, China and Russia have reaffirmed their opposition to a forced regime change; Turkey and Japan joined 11 other countries in expelling Syrian diplomats, and the U.N.’s Human Rights Council is due to meet to discuss the massacre in the city of Houla. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Violence Persists in Syria Despite Peace Agreement

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2012 Despite news of the Syrian government's acceptance of a peace plan brought in by special envoy Kofi Annan a day before, by Wednesday it was clear that those headlines didn't mean much in the way of actual progress in Syria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syria Accepts Annan’s Peace Plan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2012 Former United Nations secretary-general and current U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday that his bid to get Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (above) and his administration to accept a peace plan Annan proposed has been successful. Enacting it, however, is another matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Calls for Unity on Syria at U.N.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2012 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a visit to the United Nations Security Council on Monday to appeal once again to the international community about the crisis in Syria, making pointed remarks in the general direction of China and Russia as she urged all member nations to get with the regime change program, and soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syrian Army Unleashes Heavy Attack on Homs

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2012 Two days after Russia and China blocked a U.N. resolution calling for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, violence in Homs stepped up a big notch, with near-constant shelling rocking the volatile Syrian city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Considers Syria Intervention

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 As the crisis in Syria reached new levels of urgency Friday, the United Nations Security Council met to work up a resolution pressuring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. The U.N. group faced a formidable challenge, however, from a prominent and permanent member, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syria on the Verge of Civil War

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2012 The Arab League and the rest of the international community seem at a loss to prevent rising tension and violence in Syria from driving the country into full-blown civil war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Assad Waves an ‘Iron Hand’ at Opposition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2012 Arab League, shmarab league. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is evidently still unwilling to make room for the possibility that he is in anything resembling a precarious position, as he made a defiant speech on Tuesday in Damascus, blaming foreign media for making him look bad and dissing the Arab League. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arab League Pushes for Progress in Syria

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2012 The presence of delegates from the Arab League hasn't eradicated the deadly clashes between governmental forces and civilians in Syria, although some of the more obvious signs of strife had diminished by Monday. According to the head of the visiting coalition, the violence persists from behind the scenes as snipers continue to claim lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nationwide Protests in Syria as Arab League Visits

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2012 As many as 1 million Syrians poured into streets across the country Friday to show visiting members of the Arab League that they are suffering under President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Even with the league’s monitors present, however, the government is reported to have killed dozens of people and injured many more with nail bombs, live ammunition and tear gas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )