By Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 25, 2016
A spokesman for the Kurdish army said that attacks by the Turkish military constitute a naked act of aggression and intervention into the internal affairs of Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 23, 2016
Clashes continued Sunday as Kurdish fighters drove the Syrian army from districts of the city of Hasaka. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 22, 2016
A new round of fighting between Kurdish YPG fighters and the Syrian army could drag the United States into war. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigMay 25, 2016
The left-leaning Beirut daily al-Safir newspaper discusses the beginning of a new campaign by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces against Islamic State in the northern half of al-Raqqa Province. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 22, 2016
This has been a war with a lot of seesawing, so it is premature to make any decisive pronouncements. But this is an election year, and if Islamic State is defeated in Syria in 2016, it could vindicate President Obama’s strategy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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