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Syrian Civil War

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin Visits Syria to Claim Victory Over ISIS Ahead of Russian Election

Syrian state television aired footage of the two men watching a victory parade with Russian troops.
By Davis Richardson
Two Muslim clerics attend a mass at the Mariamiyah Church in Damascus.

Syria’s Forgotten Pluralism and Why It Matters Today

For many centuries, Syrian society has included people of many faiths – Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, Christians and Druze. This past is important to know to understand the present.
By Andrea Williams
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists in central Moscow.

In the Wake of Syrian Missile Strike, a Look Inside Russia’s Alternate Media Reality

A Russian media expert spent the weekend consuming Russian coverage of America's response to the chemical attacks in Syria.
By Cynthia Hooper
Protesters perform as victims with Syria's former independence flags (which have been adopted by the rebels forces fighting against Syrian pro-government forces in Syria) as they simulate a chemical attack during a demonstration against chemical attacks in Syria on April 6, 2017 on the Place de la Republique, in Paris. An air strike on rebel-held Khan Sheikhun in the northwestern province of Idlib on April 4, 2017 left scores of civilians dead from a suspected chemical weapons attack. At least 86 people -- among them 27 children -- were killed, with results from post-mortems performed on victims pointing to possible exposure to sarin, according to Turkish health officials. / AFP PHOTO / Zakaria ABDELKAFI (Photo credit should read ZAKARIA ABDELKAFI/AFP/Getty Images)

NYC’s Most Liberal Congressman Rips Trump’s ‘Illegal and Unconstitutional’ Attack on Syria

By Will Bredderman
Maddow pointed out the inconsistency of Trump’s action against Assad to his banning Syrian war refugees.

In Wake of Attack on Syria, Rachel Maddow Is the Only Skeptic in Sight

By Joe Lapointe
US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Syria from the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. Trump ordered a massive military strike against a Syria Thursday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack they blame on President Bashar al-Assad. A US official said 59 precision guided missiles hit Shayrat Airfield in Syria, where Washington believes Tuesday's deadly attack was launched. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Schumer Praises Trump Strike on Syria—But Demands to See a ‘Strategy’

By Will Bredderman
A convoy of US forces armored vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017.

Dennis Kucinich Blasts Illegal US War in Syria as Trump Adds Boots on the Ground

By Michael Sainato
Tucker Carlson Tonight/Fox News

Fox News’ Fratty Host to Univision Anchor: ‘You’re Whiter Than I Am’

By Joe Lapointe
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference at the Swedish government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 3, 2015. The UN General Assembly will accept Guterres as the next Secretary General this week.

The Secretary-General Is Dead; Long Live the Secretary-General

By Thomas G. Weiss
A boy stands near impacts of projectile on a wall near the explosion scene in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border on August 21, 2016. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the Islamic State (IS) group was the "likely perpetrator" of the bomb attack.

How the Islamic State Recruits and Coerces Children

By Mia Bloom
armory

Religious Groups Unite in New York to Assemble 7,500 Hygiene Kits for Syrian Refugees

By Josh Keefe
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