Syria
Russian military police begin patrolling Syria’s Manbij area
8 Jan, 2019
Russian military police have started to patrol the area around the city of Manbij in Syria’s Aleppo governorate. The move follows Syrian...
‘The Die is Cast’: Regional Powers Make Plans for After US...
04.01.2019
Ever since announcing the withdrawal of US troops from Syria in mid-December, US President Donald Trump has waffled back and forth about the timetable,...
Trump is kidding everybody again. Netanyahu on “withdrawal”
‘I never said fast or slow’: Trump has vague timeline for ‘sand and death’ Syria withdrawal
2 Jan, 2019
President Donald Trump told reporters that...
Russia, Turkey to coordinate on Syria: Foreign ministers
Moscow and Ankara will coordinate military activities in the war-torn country as the US decides to withdraw its troops.
29 Dec 2018
Russia and Turkey have...
Graham more upbeat on troop withdrawal from Syria after Trump meeting
By Jonathan Landay
December 30, 2018
A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured...
Land Swap between Turkey and Syria?
‘Land swap’ between Turkey & Syria – an option to avoid standoff over Manbij?
29 Dec, 2018
The Kurdish-held city of Manbij is a huge conundrum...
The Game around Syria
Syrian Army ‘raises flag’ in country’s Kurdish province for 1st time since start of civil war
28 Dec, 2018
Damascus says it has deployed troops to...
Trump stages visit to Iraq amid mounting crisis over Syria troop...
By Bill Van Auken
27 December 2018
US President Donald Trump staged a surprise visit to an American airbase in western Iraq Wednesday in what...
Israel’s airstrikes on Syria threatened 2 civilian flights landing in Beirut...
26 Dec, 2018
Russia’s Defense Ministry has said Israel carried out airstrikes on Syrian targets as two civilian flights were landing in Beirut and...
After Mattis’s Resignation, a President Unbound
By Mark Landler
December 21, 2018
For most of his tumultuous 23 months in office, President Trump has tried to shake off anyone who would restrain...