Theresa May Tells U.K. Lawmakers Syria Strikes Were Legal, Moral

JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT / The Associated Press Apr 16, 2018 The British prime minister, who launched missile strikes with the U.S. without consulting Parliament, also accuses Syria and Russia of attempting to cover up evidence of a deadly chemical weapons attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

In Peru, Pence Defends Syria Strike to Latin America Allies

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 The vice president had to dive into a packed agenda on short notice, attending the Summit of the Americas in Trump's place so the president could manage the U.S. response to Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iraq on Syria Strikes: We’ve Seen This Movie, and It Doesn’t End Well

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 15, 2018 Iraqis are clearly afraid that the North Atlantic intervention will embolden Islamic State to restart its operations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Conflict With Syria Could Lead to World War III

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 12, 2018 What is taking place there should serve as our wake-up call. We are one bad decision or miscalculation away from Armageddon. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How the Syrian American Medical Society Is Selling Regime Change and Driving the U.S. to War

Max Blumenthal / Grayzone Project Apr 12, 2018 Acting largely on claims by SAMS field operatives of a chemical attack in Syria, the U.S., the U.K. and France appear ready to make the Syrian opposition’s dreams come true. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Says Missiles ‘Will Be Coming’ to Syria

The Associated Press Apr 11, 2018 After Russia warns the United States against military strikes in Syria, the president announces his intentions by tweeting, "Get ready Russia, because [missiles] will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Syrian Regime Suspected in Chemical Attack That Kills Dozens

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 8, 2018 A Saudi-backed fundamentalist militia alleges that the Assad government dropped a barrel bomb full of chlorine and other chemicals on the rebel enclave of Douma. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Assad and Russia Extend Control Over West Syria

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 11, 2018 Despite President Trump's one-off firing of missiles in response to the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons last spring, the U.S. appears to have ceded the area to Russia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 6, 2017 The use of chemical weapons in Syria is an atrocity, but American politicians' outrage draws on myths of American exceptionalism and erosion of political memory . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Says Team in Syria ‘Safe’

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2014 The world's chemical watchdog Tuesday denied a report by the Syrian government that investigators and their drivers on a fact-finding mission were kidnapped, saying the group was "safe" and returning to base after an attack. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bashar al-Assad

Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain Mar 18, 2014 Dig deeper

Assad Crimes

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 27, 2014 Dig deeper