JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT / The Associated PressApr 16, 2018
The British prime minister, who launched missile strikes with the U.S. without consulting Parliament, also accuses Syria and Russia of attempting to cover up evidence of a deadly chemical weapons attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN THOMAS / The Associated PressApr 15, 2018
The vice president had to dive into a packed agenda on short notice, attending the Summit of the Americas in Trump's place so the president could manage the U.S. response to Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 15, 2018
Iraqis are clearly afraid that the North Atlantic intervention will embolden Islamic State to restart its operations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressApr 14, 2018
The president holds individual conversations with French and British leaders. The White House says the three nations agreed the assault on Syria was "successful and necessary to deter" the future use of chemical weapons. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion JournalApr 12, 2018
What is taking place there should serve as our wake-up call. We are one bad decision or miscalculation away from Armageddon. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Max Blumenthal / Grayzone ProjectApr 12, 2018
Acting largely on claims by SAMS field operatives of a chemical attack in Syria, the U.S., the U.K. and France appear ready to make the Syrian opposition’s dreams come true. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
The Associated PressApr 11, 2018
After Russia warns the United States against military strikes in Syria, the president announces his intentions by tweeting, "Get ready Russia, because [missiles] will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
The Associated PressApr 9, 2018
A Russian military officer says activists’ claims of a chemical weapons attack have been checked and that no trace of chemical agents has been found in the area. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 8, 2018
A Saudi-backed fundamentalist militia alleges that the Assad government dropped a barrel bomb full of chlorine and other chemicals on the rebel enclave of Douma. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 1, 2018
"... [W]e’re knocking the hell out of ISIS. ... Let the other people take care of [Syria] now," President Trump declares during a speech in Ohio on infrastructure. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressMar 28, 2018
The Army of Islam, one of Syria’s most powerful armed opposition groups, stands alone in eastern Ghouta, its fighters facing a stark choice: Surrender or die. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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