Opinion: A year after Assad’s fall, Syria faces a pivotal moment. Washington must lead

One year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria is still in very fragile phase of its transition to a new political order. The country faces monumental reconstruction challenges, estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars,
The National Interest on MSNOpinion

Jihadists just killed three Americans in Syria. Who gave them their weapons?

The United States is supporting an avowed Islamist government in Syria, with little thought to the likely eventual consequences.
Rudaw

Discussion in Washington focuses on Syria’s future

Assad’s regime, the future of Syria and its fraught transitional phase remain a central topic of debate in Washington.Policymakers and experts convened in the US capital on Wednesday to discuss Syria’s evolving landscape

Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

By SAMAR KASSABALI, BASSEM MROUE and SEUNG MIN KIM DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S.

ISIS ambush spotlights shrinking US military presence in Syria

The ISIS fighter who killed three Americans in Syria over weekend highlighted the continuous U.S. military presence in the country.

Attacker who killed U.S. troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says

A Syrian security guard who attacked and killed two U.S. service members and an American civilian in Syria had joined the internal security forces two months earlier.

What to know about the US military’s role in Syria after deadly IS attack

An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian.

Israeli military expansion in Syria raises tensions as they carve out a buffer zone

Recent Israeli actions inside Syria have increased tensions and also scuttled chances of any imminent thaw between the two neighbors.
Feedback