List of Syria articles
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A picture shows a T-54 tank at a position of Syrian pro-government forces in Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed district as troops advance in the southeastern edges of the divided city on November 30, 2016. More than 50,000 Syrians have joined a growing exodus of terrified civilians from the besieged rebel-held east of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said, as the UN Security Council was set for emergency talks on fighting in the city. Regime forces and allied fighters now fully control the city's northeast and pressed their offensive on November 30 on Aleppo's southeastern edges, advancing in the Sheikh Saeed district, according to state news agency SANA. / AFP / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Bombs Syrian Regime Forces For First Time
The attack marks a new chapter in the U.S.-led military effort in Syria
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trumpmbs Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Win Over the White House
The Saudis are thrilled that Barack Obama is out of office. But will they get what they need from the Trump administration?
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US National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster denies the report of US President Donald Trump revealing classified information to Russian officials in the Oval Office, during a statement to the press outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC, May 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) What Exactly Is the White House Denying About the ‘Trump Mishandled Classified Material’ Story?
It appears they are attempting something much bigger and more difficult: they are claiming the central allegations of the Washington Post story are false.
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rmeilane Syria’s Kurds Are Not the PKK
Amid the war against the Islamic State, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is bombing our villages and soldiers on an entirely false pretense.
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TOPSHOT - US forces, accompanied by Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters, drive their armoured vehicles near the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah, on the border with Turkey on April 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) The United States and Turkey Are on a Collision Course in Syria
An insider’s view on how we got here — and what Trump can do about it.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (C) leaves the White House May 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Lavrov met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine, Syria and other bilaterial subjects, according to the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump Should Not Have Met with Russia’s Foreign Minister
Way to give Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants, Mr. President.
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A member of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, monitors in the town of Tabqa, about 55 kilometres (35 miles) west of Raqa city, on April 30, 2017, as they advance in their battle for the Islamic State group's stronghold. US-backed fighters have captured 80 percent of Syria's Tabqa from the Islamic State group, a monitor said on May 1, a week after they first entered the town. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Plan to Arm Kurds Lays Bare the Strategic Vacuum in Syria
The administration’s plan to retake Raqqa from the Islamic State could further inflame tensions between Washington, Ankara, and Tehran.
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true druzhba Mr. Lavrov Comes to Washington
Will progress be made on Ukraine, Syria, or U.S.-Russian relations?
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KOBANE, SYRIA - JUNE 20: (TURKEY OUT) A Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG fighters sit near a check point in the outskirts of the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, Syria. June 20, 2015. Kurdish fighters with the YPG took full control of Kobane and strategic city of Tal Abyad, dealing a major blow to the Islamic State group's ability to wage war in Syria. Mopping up operations have started to make the town safe for the return of residents from Turkey, after more than a year of Islamic State militants holding control of the town. (Photo by Ahmet Sik/Getty Images) Trump to Tell Turkey: We’re Going to Take Raqqa With the Kurds
The White House is poised to greenlight an Obama administration plan to seize the last bastion of the Islamic State in Syria.
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Screen Shot 2017-05-04 at 3.44.09 PM Putin Has a New Secret Weapon in Syria: Chechens
The quiet deployment of roughly 1,000 Muslim special forces from Russia’s southern regions shows that Moscow is serious about upping its ground game in Syria.
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A US officer, from the US-led coalition, stands with a fighters from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) at the site of Turkish airstrikes near northeastern Syrian Kurdish town of Derik, known as al-Malikiyah in Arabic, on April 25, 2017. Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key players in the battle against the Islamic State group. The bombardment near the city of Al-Malikiyah in northeastern Syria saw Turkish planes carry out "dozens of simultaneous air strikes" on YPG positions overnight, including a media centre, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Turkey Threatens U.S. Troops in Syria; Tillerson Tosses Human Rights; Russia’s Race to The Arctic
North Korea Policy, Explained; Your New NATO; Syrian Opposition Back to the Table; Congress Slashes Funding For New Bomb; North Korea Angry at China; Iraq Contractor Kerfuffle
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US forces, accompanied by Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters, drive their armoured vehicles near the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah, on the border with Turkey on April 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Turkey Threatens U.S. Forces in Syria, as Putin Presses for Safe Zones
American Special Forces are acting as a buffer between Turkish and Kurdish forces in Syria, as Erdogan prepares to visit Washington
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AAASCS SitRep: McMaster Says Trump Doing Right Thing; Putin, Trump Talk; Pentagon Nixes Navy Plans in South China Sea
European Command Reverts to War Posture; Congress Worried About saudi Assault in Yemen; Army Secretary Nominee in Hot Water; 355 Ship Navy Will Take Decades to Build
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Syrians bury the bodies of victims of a a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, a nearby rebel-held town in Syrias northwestern Idlib province, on April 5, 2017. International outrage is mounting over a suspected chemical attack that killed scores of civilians in Khan Sheikhun on April 4, 2017. Warplanes had carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed dozens people including several children, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those killed in the town of Khan Sheikhun, in Idlib province, had died from the effects of the gas, adding that dozens more suffered respiratory problems and other symptoms. / AFP PHOTO / FADI AL-HALABI (Photo credit should read FADI AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images) Soviet-Era Bomb Used in Syria Chemical Weapon Attack, Claims Rights Group
Human Rights Watch says Syria has stepped up nerve agent warfare in past year, flouting a commitment to eliminate its chemical weapons program.
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Syrian Scientists Made Sarin Used in Chemical Attacks, France Claims
French intelligence faults the U.S.-Russia chemical pact and discloses Syria's effort to acquire ingredients for a nerve agent.
