Letter to the Editor,Free Press: U.S. must demand that Iraq protect minorities
Sunday Detroit Free Press published the Letter I sent to the Chief Editor for Detroit Free Press News Paper Sunday. May 21, 2017 U.S....
Joseph T. Kassab | Sunday Detroit Free Press
May 21, 2017


Christian exodus continues amid fears of radical groups in the Middle East
An unprecedented Christian exodus is sweeping across the Middle East as the Islamic State continues to target the religious minority in...
Lorraine Caballero | ishtartv
May 19, 2017


As Trump Alights in Israel, Palestinians are Descending into Darkness
By Nathan Thrall President Donald Trump makes a 26-hour visit to Israel on 22 May to discuss the “ultimate deal” — a peace agreement...
International Crisis Group 1
May 19, 2017


Syrian Crematory Is Hiding Mass Killings of Prisoners, U.S. Says
A satellite image of what the State Department described as a building in a Syrian prison complex that was modified to support a...
Gardiner Harris
May 15, 2017
Turkey Threatens U.S. Troops in Syria
Action, reaction. American forces raced for the Syria/Turkish border last week after Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish fighters allied...


The PKK’s Fateful Choice in Northern Syria
Executive Summary Six years into Syria’s civil war, the military and political map in the north has been dramatically redrawn. The most...
International Crisis Group 1
May 4, 2017
Security in the Aftermath of ISIS
President Trump has garnered reams of coverage and criticism for his executive order on refugees, but so far the press has shown little...
Andrew Doran, Robert Nicholson
May 2, 2017
Syria Chemical Attacks Use Nerve Agents
On April 4, 2017, an attack with chemical weapons struck Khan Sheikhoun, a town in northwestern Syria, killing at least 89 people. While...
Human Rights Watch
May 1, 2017


Fighting ISIS: The Road to and beyond Raqqa
Overview In Raqqa the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) faces its toughest test to date in Syria. The primary...
International Crisis Group 1
Apr 28, 2017


Syria: ‘Glimmers of humanity’ overshadowed by brutality of attacks on civilians, says UN aid chief
Families evacuated from East Ghouta, Syria, congregate in the courtyard of the Dahit Qudsayya collective shelter for basic aid. Photo:...
Genocide Watch
Apr 27, 2017


U.N. Documents Syrian War Crimes, but Prosecution Moves Slowly
A rebel-held neighborhood in Daraa, Syria, after air strikes on Sunday. Members of a United Nations commission investigating war crimes...
New York Times 1
Apr 24, 2017
The Syrian War: Adam Shatz talks to Joshua Landis
Transcript In this episode of the LRB podcast, Adam Shatz talks to Joshua Landis about Syria. Joshua Landis is the Director of the Centre...
London Review of Books
Apr 21, 2017