Russia will transfer two to four S 300 air defense missile systems to Syria within the next two weeks
detailsIsrael has fully joined the battle in Syria—but it’s not clear it can achieve any of its goals there.
detailsWhat happened and how will these incidents impact the ongoing fighting in Syria?
detailsThe last independent rebel enclaves in parts of Deraa and Quneitra provinces have ceased to be
detailsTrump wanted to have the Syrian president assassinated last year but his defense secretary ignored the request
detailsAs Kurds contemplate the future, they have the advantage in contrast to the Palestinians, that the transition calls into question the future political structure of Syria and Iraq
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detailsI would say since the Trump administration came in, we have seen a gradual increase in limitations on congressional delegations, especially Iraq and Afghanistan and understandably Syria
detailsA story of ethnic and sectarian conflict, international connivance, and above all civilian suffering
detailsHere is what the United States should do about it.
detailsKurd officials appeal for help to deal with dangerous captives not one of their European allies has agreed to take them
detailsIsraelis claimed that Israeli jets were scrambled in response to an Iranian drone launched into Israeli airspace
detailsUS efforts are in blatant violation of international law
detailsToday the United States and YPG have become partners. What happened?
detailsCivil war is over and an entirely new one has started, with the United States at the center of it
detailsFrom the Rohingya to South Sudan, hurricanes to famine, 2017 was full of disasters and crises. But 2018 is shaping up to be even worse. Here is why.
detailsSyria’s war is not over, but a growing number of German policymakers are trying to revoke asylum and send Syrians back home
detailsHamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani said that if there had been a relationship with Al-Nusra Front, the support eventually came to an end
detailsAt the core of the rivalry stand maximalist positions taken by both sides that are hardly reconcilable with each other
detailsIraqi PM Haider al-Abadi calls evacuating the militants to region near Iraq alarming and unacceptable
detailsAt the symbolic level, Iran and its proxies are achieving great success in planting their flags along this contested frontier, but real control will entail the much tougher task of establishing permanent bases and logistical arrangements
detailsWe have not entered into Syrian territory, but we are still on the Syrian-Iraqi border and we’re closing in on Daesh, inflicting bitter losses
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