List of Syria articles
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Relatives visit the tombs of Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in the northern Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. Turkey Advances on Kobani in Latest Broken Promise
Erdogan told Trump he would not attack the symbolically important Kurdish-held town in northern Syria.
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A Syrian Democratic Forces mortar team targets the Islamic State near Deir Ezzor, Syria. Kurdish Fighters Mount Counterattack Using Network of Tunnels
The Syrian Democratic Forces have recaptured some territory from Turkish-backed forces.
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A Syrian woman walks with a boy past a banner showing Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Abu al-Zuhur checkpoint in Idlib province, Syria, on June 1, 2018. The United States Still Needs a Syria Strategy
Leaving the refugee crisis unresolved while legitimizing the brutal Assad regime will only do further harm to U.S. interests in the Middle East.
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President Donald Trump speaks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trump’s Weak Sanctions May Only Help Erdogan
Despite his vow to “destroy” Turkey’s economy, the U.S. president could help its leader escape the wrath of Congress.
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Turkish-backed Syrian fighters kneel to pray. Turkish-Backed Forces Are Freeing Islamic State Prisoners
Ankara’s radical proxies are also apparently executing Kurdish prisoners and killing unarmed civilians, videos show.
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A Syrian fighter with Turkish-backed forces watches an armored personnel carrier maneuvering on the outskirts of the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad on Oct. 13, 2019. Chaos in Syria as Kurds Ally With Assad
U.S. withdrawal leaves Syrian Kurds turning toward Damascus for support against Turkey.
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Turkish-backed Syrian fighters evacuate a wounded comrade near the Syrian border. If We Have to Choose Between Compromise and Genocide, We Will Choose Our People
The Kurds’ commander in chief explains why his forces are finally ready to partner with Assad and Putin.
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A refugee camp near Suruc in southern Turkey, across the border from Kobani in February 2016. Many Kurds fled Kobani and other areas of Syria in 2014 to escape the Islamic State. Now, with a new war launched by Turkey near their homes, people are fleeing again. Turkey’s War in Syria Was Not Inevitable
U.S. strategy in Syria has long been plagued by short-term thinking, while Russia, Turkey, and Iran played a long game. Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds is just the latest chapter in Washington’s bungled approach to the region.
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Members of the Iraqi Army load suspected Islamic State jihadis into a truck as they leave the courts before going to jail south of Mosul on Dec. 6, 2016. Iraq Confronts Its Own Prisoner’s Dilemma
New survey data shows that Iraqis are deeply divided on how to punish members of the terrorist group.
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Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the third day of Turkey's military operation. Our Top Weekend Reads
Turkey bombs Syrian Kurds, Poland goes to the polls, and the NBA bows to Chinese pressure.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Pentagon Chief: ‘We Are Not Abandoning the Kurds’
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the decision to withdraw troops from the Turkey-Syria border even while sending additional forces to Saudi Arabia.
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A Peshmerga soldier places a Kurdish flag near the front line with the Islamic State in Iraq. There’s Always a Next Time to Betray the Kurds
The Kurds have no choice but to always trust the United States—and to suffer the inevitable consequences.
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A Syrian woman in the Syrian Kurdish city of Qamishli The West Owns Syria’s Disaster
Trump’s green light for Turkey’s assault on the Kurds is appalling. But he’s not the only one to blame.
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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Deir Ezzor, Syria. ‘Some of the Most Noble People I’d Ever Met’
U.S. military officers who fought in Syria say they are devastated and ashamed by Trump’s decision to abandon Kurdish-led forces.
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A woman sits in front of the tomb a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter. An Angry Congress Prepares to Rebuke Trump Over Kurds
Lawmakers expect to get a veto-proof majority backing sanctions against Turkey.
