9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
How the New Syria Took Shape
The New York Times
2019-10-30 · Russia, Turkey and Bashar al-Assad carved up northern Syria as the Americans retreated.
The Telegraph
Syria, where the world collectively lost its humanity
The Telegraph
4 min read · 2020-02-24 · Every year in my job covering Syria, I told myself that at least the next one couldn't possibly be worse than the last.
The Atlantic
The Obama Doctrine
The Atlantic
From 2017 · The U.S. president talks through his hardest decisions about America’s role in the world.
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The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained
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From 2015 · Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all? Donate to the United Nations Refugee Agency: http://don...
The Washington Post
9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask
The Washington Post
~11 min read · From 2017 · Yes, the first question is "What is Syria?"
The New York Times
The Uncounted
The New York Times
From 2017 · An on-the-ground investigation reveals that the U.S.-led battle against ISIS — hailed as the most precise air campaign in history — is killing far more Iraqi civilians than the coalition has…
Newsweek
Exclusive: Turkey bombs US special forces in Syria attack, apparently by mistake
Newsweek
3 min read · 2019-10-11 · President Trump's announced pullout of U.S. troops from Syria prompted an attack by Turkey on Syrian Kurds. U.S. special forces were shelled.
Al Jazeera English
Syria's civil war explained from the beginning
Al Jazeera English
9 min read · From 2017 · The Syrian civil war is the deadliest conflict the 21st century has witnessed thus far.
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Who is fighting whom in Syria?
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From 2016 · A simplified visualization of the conflict in Syria.
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NPR
Syria Bombs Hospitals. Now It Will Help Lead The World Health Organization
NPR
6 min read · Jun 12th · It was a decision that appalled and angered Syrian opposition groups and international medical organizations. On May 28 Syria was appointed to the World Health Organization's Executive Board.
The Washington Post
U.S. targets Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria strikes
The Washington Post
Jun 28th · The strikes followed attacks on U.S. personnel, the Pentagon said.
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Conducts Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq Against Iranian-Backed Militias
The Wall Street Journal
3 min read · Jun 27th · The Pentagon said the militias said were mounting drone attacks against U.S. troops.
Human Rights Watch
Nordic Countries: Repatriate Nationals from Northeast Syria
Human Rights Watch
3 min read · May 26th · Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden should promptly repatriate their nationals unlawfully held in life-threatening conditions in northeast Syria, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the four…
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The New York Times
Syria After Four Years of Mayhem
The New York Times
5 min read · From 2015 · A look at the conflict that has dismembered Syria and inflamed the region with one of the world’s worst religious and sectarian wars.
The New York Times
Erdogan’s Ambitions Go Beyond Syria. He Says He Wants Nuclear Weapons.
The New York Times
7 min read · 2019-10-21 · A month before invading Kurdish areas in Syria, Turkey’s president said he “cannot accept” the West’s restrictions that keep him from a bomb.
The New York Times
Horrific Details on Syria Chemical Attacks Left Out, for Now, From U.N. Report
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2018 · An early draft of a report on the recapture of rebel-held Damascus suburbs contained information about chemical attacks omitted from the final version.
The Atlantic
How Syria Came to This
The Atlantic
~11 min read · From 2018 · The Syrian civil war’s unabated violence continues to cause monumental suffering for millions of Syrians, with no end in sight. Over the past decade, the conflict has enabled the jihadist group ISIS to take temporary control of large parts of Iraq and Syria, exacerbated tensions between the United States and Russia, and given rise to the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. How did it all start, and why is the war threatening to mutate into an international conflict? To anyone who’s lost track, getAbstract recommends this useful chronology of the Syrian civil war which the Middle East specialist Andrew J. Tabler put together for The Atlantic.
The Guardian
I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes
The Guardian
7 min read · From 2015 · In Syria I learned that Islamic State longs to provoke retaliation. We should not fall into the trap
Brookings Institution
Deconstructing Syria
Brookings Institution
From 2015 · Michael O’Hanlon, an expert on national security and defense policy, outlines a plan for establishing a confederal Syria through localized safe zones. The report breaks down information on the current political climate in Syria and examines the history of US president Barack Obama’s political relations in the area so that readers without a strong topical background can follow. Nonetheless, getAbstract recommends this report mainly to policy makers seeking a resolution to the current climate in Syria, as well as those looking for a ray of hope in this complex crisis.
The New York Times
Hundreds of US troops leaving, and also arriving in, Syria
The New York Times
5 min read · 2019-10-31 · In fact, once the comings and goings are done, the total number of US forces in Syria is expected to be about 900 — close to the 1,000 troops on the ground when Trump ordered the withdrawal of…
The New York Times
Putin Welcomes U.S. Withdrawal From Syria as ‘Correct’
The New York Times
2 min read · From 2018 · The Russian president said he broadly agreed that the Islamic State had been defeated in Syria, but that fight could now become Russia’s problem.
The New York Times
ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape
The New York Times
~15 min read · From 2015 · Claiming the Quran’s support, the Islamic State codifies sex slavery in conquered regions of Iraq and Syria and uses the practice as a recruiting tool.
