Pentagon: U.S. Not Abandoning Kurds in Face of Turkish Attack

ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Oct 11, 2019 "U.S. troops remain with [our Kurdish partner forces] in other parts of Syria," according to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Shocking Lack of Intelligence in Our Missile Strike on Syria

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Apr 20, 2018 The U.S., the U.K. and France launched the attack even though they had no solid evidence that the Assad regime had used chemical warfare. The allies' action was little more than a propaganda exercise. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Turkish-Backed Forces Seize Syrian-Kurdish City of Afrin

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 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 )

Syria: As Fierce Fighting Reignites, Aleppo Is on Brink of ‘Humanitarian Disaster’ (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 2, 2016 Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, saw a worrying outbreak of violence last week that could fatally undermine the cessation of hostilities that had held between most Free Syrian Army units and the Syrian Arab Army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Armchair War-Gaming Isn’t Helping Syrians

By Stanley Heller Oct 28, 2015 Leading lights of the left say we should be prodding great powers to force compromise on Syria. This is not our job. Our duty is solidarity with the oppressed and the tortured. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Al-Qaida Captures Commander in Free Syrian Army, Which Has Ties to U.S.

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 1, 2015 The 30th Infantry Division of the moderate Free Syrian Army says the al-Qaida-linked Support Front captured one of its commanders and several troops Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Angry Birds’ Attacked

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 Hackers defaced the website of the game whose "leaky" user database was revealed as a target of British and American spying agencies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Peace Talks

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Syrian Regime Should Face Trial on Allegations of ‘Systematic’ Mass Killings, Experts Say

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 22, 2014 As the diplomatic summit on the Syria crisis got underway in Switzerland on Wednesday, reports of the suspected "systematic killings" of 11,000 prisoners heightened the urgency of the proceedings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syria Summit

Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands Jan 21, 2014 Dig deeper

Massive War Crimes: Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 A new report by three respected jurists argues that photographic evidence provided by a defector from the Syrian police proves systematic torture and summary execution of thousands of prisoners by the Baath regime headed by Bashar al-Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

They’re Kidnapping People for Money in Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 12, 2013 The Syrian civil war has given rise to a wave of kidnappings and ransoms as desperate members of the opposition movement struggle to support themselves and their cause, Patrick Cockburn writes at The Independent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )