BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressApr 16, 2018
The main hospital, courthouse and municipal buildings are largely rubble—testimony to the intense government assault the town has been subjected to since being seized by the rebels six years ago. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )
ANGELA CHARLTON and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated PressMar 19, 2018
The Russian president wins a fourth term with nearly 77 percent of the vote—a massive mandate to pursue his nationalist, assertive policies for another six years in power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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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 )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 25, 2016
Russian warplanes recently bombed a Syrian base used by the US and the UK At the same time, the Arabic press commented on a Washington Post report that the U and Russia are jointly striking al-Qaida in Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 10, 2015
Reuters reports, based on sources in Beirut, that Russia is increasing its involvement in Syria, backing the military of beleaguered dictator Bashar al-Assad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 29, 2015
The Russian president has declared that all military deaths -- in peacetime as well as wartime -- will be classified as state secrets, with violations punishable by up to seven years in prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 29, 2014
The United States and Europe hit Russia with fresh sanctions for failing to stop soaring tensions in Ukraine, where a pro-Moscow mayor was shot and badly wounded and rebels seized another town. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 26, 2014
The Group of Seven rich countries have agreed to slap sanctions on Moscow as early as Monday over the soaring Ukraine crisis amid fears in the West that Russia could be about to invade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2014
Kiev claimed it inflicted stinging defeats on pro-Kremlin rebels in east Ukraine on Thursday, as President Barack Obama accused Russia of not abiding by a deal to defuse the escalating crisis in the ex-Soviet country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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