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The UN Security Council Just Took a Huge Step Toward Resolving Syria’s Civil War

12.18.15

By Samuel Oakford
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Human Rights Watch Identifies Some of the Thousands of Victims of Syria’s Prisons

12.16.15

By Samuel Oakford
News

Syrian Rebels Took One Very Small Step Closer to Negotiating an End to the War

12.12.15

By Sam Heller
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Russia Claims It’s Working With Free Syrian Army Alongside Assad’s Troops

12.11.15

By VICE News
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The US May Have Just Attacked the Assad Regime for the First Time

12.07.15

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
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Al Qaeda Just Helped the Islamic State Leader’s Ex-Wife Get Out of Jail

12.01.15

By Reuters and VICE News
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Turkey Prepares to Send Home Russian Pilot’s Body After Recovering It From Syria

11.29.15

By Reuters and VICE News
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Turkey Releases Audio of Warnings That Pilots of Downed Russian Bomber Allegedly Ignored

11.26.15

By VICE News
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Bombing the Islamic State’s Oil Isn’t the Slam Dunk You Might Expect It to Be

11.20.15

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
What Is Daily Life Like in Raqqa Under the Current Bombing Campaign?

11.19.15

By Mark Hay
News

While the World Focuses on the Islamic State, Assad Keeps Bombing Doctors and Civilians

11.19.15

By Samuel Oakford
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Paris Attacks Inspire Backhanded Messages of ‘Sympathy’ Abroad

11.16.15

By Harriet Salem

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