List of Syria articles
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170407-N-FQ994-031 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 7, 2017) USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile April 7, 2017. USS Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released) SitRep: Trump’s War; Russia Angry Over U.S. Strike In Syria; Russian Frigate Headed For Syria
Footage Of Damaged Airfield Emerges; What Does It Mean For U.S. Troops On The Ground?; Moscow To Improve Syrian Air Defenses; And Lots More
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY RIAD ABOU AWAD Palestinians watch an episode of the Syrian TV drama series "Bab al-Hara" at a cafe in Arab east Jerusalem, after breaking their fast on August 25, 2009. Arabic television is counting on an explosion of Ramadan serials to restore losses from the global recession, but some concerned Muslims are scrambling to pull the faithful back to prayer during the holy month. AFP PHOTO /AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images) Can Good Television Beat the Islamic State?
How a Saudi television network — with a hand from Hollywood showrunners — is countering the narrative of terrorist propaganda.
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AAAtomahawk Trump Turns on Assad, Strikes Air Base With Flurry of Cruise Missiles
In a stark reversal, the White House authorizes strikes on Syrian regime targets after Tuesday’s use of chemical weapons.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan participate in a joint news conference at the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump held talks on Middle East peace process and other bilateral issues with King Abdullah II. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) What ‘Something’ Should Trump Make ‘Happen’ in Syria?
The president's instinct is always to punch back — and now he has created an expectation that he will do so.
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AAAusaf After Chemical Weapons Attack, Trump Weighs Strikes on Assad Regime
From mocking Obama’s "red lines" to drawing "a lot" of his own, Trump embraces a wider U.S. role in the six-year civil war.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: U.S. President Donald Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan participate in a joint news conference at the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump held talks on Middle East peace process and other bilateral issues with King Abdullah II. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) SitRep: Washington Rattles Swords On Syria; Bannon Out, But Still In; Changes in Rhetoric, But Not Policy
Russia Pushes Back on Washington; Chinese Ships Pushing Out; Russian Spy Deported; Pentagon Wants Cheaper Drones
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Syrian immigrants living in Bulgaria hold a photo showing the bodies of men, women, and children allegedly killed in a chemical attack east of Damascus as they protest against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the use of chemical weapons, on August 23, 2013, in front of the Syrian Embassy in Sofia. Horrific images of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, east of Damascus, in Syria have shocked the world this week. An opposition alliance says 1,300 people were killed and that chemical gases were unleashed by the Syrian regime, while the government denies any responsibility. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for Action on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Not Pointing Fingers
Casting blame will not save a single child’s life.
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haley crop Russia Rejects Trump Administration’s U.N. Bid To Condemn Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
Nikki Haley warns of possible U.S. action against Syria if the Security Council fails to respond to Tuesday's chemical weapons attack.
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A Syrian child receives treatment at a small hospital in the town of Maaret al-Noman following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, a nearby rebel-held town in Syrias northwestern Idlib province, on April 4, 2017. Warplanes carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed at least 35 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 / Mohamed al-Bakour / ADDING INFORMATION IN CAPTION (Photo credit should read MOHAMED AL-BAKOUR/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Syria Chemical Weapons Attack; White House on Pyongyang; Drones Getting Closer to Fight
U.S. Pilots Go On Strike; Pentagon, White House Meet Middle East Allies; North Korean Hackers
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syria cw Chemical Weapons Attack Ramps Up Washington Debate on Syria
While the White House blames Obama’s policies for the attack.
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Screen Shot 2017-04-04 at 1.27.25 PM What We Know and Don’t Know About the St. Petersburg Metro Bomber
Important details begin to emerge about the 22-year-old suicide bomber.
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A Syrian man reacts while standing on the rubble of his house while others look for survivors and bodies in the Tariq al-Bab district of the northern city of Aleppo on February 23, 2013. Three surface-to-surface missiles fired by Syrian regime forces in Aleppo's Tariq al-Bab district have left 58 people dead, among them 36 children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on February 24. AFP PHOTO/PABLO TOSCO (Photo credit should read Pablo Tosco/AFP/Getty Images) The United States Is Bombing First, Asking Questions Later
In the U.S. air war against al Qaeda militants, the civilian casualties are mounting — while accountability is becoming murkier.
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Syrians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by regime forces in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on August 30, 2015. More than 240,000 people have been killed since Syria's conflict began in March 2011, and half of the country's population has been displaced by the war. AFP PHOTO / ABD DOUMANY / AFP / ABD DOUMANY (Photo credit should read ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images) There Are No Real ‘Safe Zones’ and There Never Have Been
Recent history shows that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s plan to create “interim zones of stability” in Syria won’t actually help save civilian lives.
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Syria Control Map-AlJazeeraISW Can Trump End the War in Syria?
The “Art of the Syrian Deal” is possible.
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The new Pentagon chief and US Secretary of Defence, James Mattis (L), is welcomed by Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend? upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on February 20, 2017. The United States is not about to plunder Iraq's petroleum reserves, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad, said as he sought to soothe partners rattled by President Donald Trump. / AFP / Thomas WATKINS (Photo credit should read THOMAS WATKINS/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: General Says U.S. Likely Involved in Deadly Mosul Airstrike; NATO Changes Posture; Record Number of Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
Loyalty Tests in the Pentagon; North Korea Making Drones; Tillerson Heading for NATO, Turkey
