JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated PressMay 9, 2018
The Israeli military said its Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepted some of the incoming projectiles, while others caused only minimal damage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Scott Ritter / TruthdigApr 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 )
HOPE YEN and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressApr 15, 2018
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley indicates that the sanctions will be aimed at sending a message to Russia for enabling the government of Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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ROBERT BURNS, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressApr 14, 2018
But Syrian allies Russia and Iran call the use of force by Western allies a "military crime" and "act of aggression" with the potential to worsen a humanitarian crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
The Associated PressApr 13, 2018
President Trump announces that U.S. forces, in a combined operation with France and the U.K., have conducted precision strikes on targets associated with Assad's chemical weapons program. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
ARON HELLER and SARAH EL DEEB / The Associated PressFeb 10, 2018
“Iran seeks to use Syrian territory to attack Israel for its professed goal of destroying Israel,” Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said, vowing that his country would do “whatever is necessary" in defense. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 23, 2016
Islamic State is turning to car bombings because it is in danger of being demoted from caliphate to just a run-of-the-mill terrorist organization. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMay 8, 2014
The governor of Homs Province, Talal al-Barazi, said Wednesday that 80 percent of the rebel fighters in that city have now been evacuated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 13, 2013
In a sad farewell note to the country he spent a long time covering, reporter Patrick Cockburn describes how ordinary Syrians struggle to survive amid a seemingly interminable civil war stoked by foreign governments pursuing their own interests. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 1, 2013
"In any normal society," writes a skeptical Robert Fisk of the media and government blowup over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, "the red lights would now be flashing." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 20, 2013
More than half of the population of Syria will likely need aid by the end of the year, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees has warned, adding that the civil crisis is the most serious the global body has ever dealt with. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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