Opinion

The Idealist Destruction of Syria

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jan 17, 2025 Revisiting the inter-left debate on the Assad regime with a specific eye to the staunch moralists who supported his overthrow. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Appoints Assad to Cabinet

Christopher Weyant Dec 16, 2024 Dig deeper

TD Original

Can the Kurds Help Build a New Syria?

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Dec 11, 2024 After the fall of Assad, Turkey has intensified its attacks on the Kurds. As usual, Washington is standing by its NATO ally in Ankara. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

In Wake of Assad’s Departure, Israel Occupies More Syrian Territory

Qassam Muaddi / Mondoweiss Dec 10, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu abandons Israel’s 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria, as Israeli forces take positions inside sovereign Syria. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Syria’s Arab Spring Has Arrived

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 9, 2024 With Bashar al-Assad out of the picture, can democracy finally prevail in this deeply divided nation? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Assad Flees Syria

Bill Day Dec 9, 2024 Dig deeper

Politics

A Decade After Learning the Wrong Lesson in Syria

Daniel Larison / Responsible Statecraft Aug 29, 2023 Ever since Congress blocked Obama's intervention in Syria ten years ago, no president has asked for permission to take military action. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Aid for Syria Should Not Be Politicized

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal / Middle East Monitor Feb 15, 2023 Aid for Syria should not be politicized to push for the rehabilitation of Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2020 Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Refugees Mass at EU Border as Turkey-Syria Conflict Intensifies

COSTAS KANTOURIS and ANDREW WILKS / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2020 Thousands try to enter Greece by land and sea, trying to escape a Russian-backed Syrian offensive in Idlib province. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Syrian Advance Sends Hundreds of Thousands Fleeing in Idlib

SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 The region, which is near the border with Turkey, is the last rebel-held bastion in the war-ravaged country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Syrian Troops Capture Key Town in Rebel-Held Idlib Province

ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 The offensive, part of a Russian-backed military assault, is displacing hundreds of thousands who are fleeing to safer areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )