News in Brief ‘Their Impact Was Close to Zero’: Syrians React to Coalition Missile Strikes Many feel as if the military actions of the U.S., U.K., and France were ineffectual and not intended to actually protect many of the country's beleaguered people. Youmna al-Dimashqi
News in Brief Where Did Syria’s Chemical Weapons Come From? There is intriguing evidence pointing at long-ago help from Moscow, and help from Western European countries. Jannis Bruhl