Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces are waging a campaign to expel ISIS from the last village the extremist group holds in Syria.

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters train in a camp in the Aleppo countryside of northern Syria on December 16th, 2018.

A tiny territory on the Black Sea hopes to boost its bid for nationhood by welcoming Syrians fleeing civil war.

The U.S. is effectively fighting both sides of Yemen's ongoing civil war, with no clear definition of what victory looks like.

A snap election in Turkey, announced earlier this month, briefly put residents of Northern Syria on edge ahead of a threatened incursion by Turkish forces. Now, it's back to life-as-usual.

An anti-war movement that embraces authoritarianism and conspiracy theories is an anti-war movement that will lead us to more war.

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.

Opinions vary on the ethics of Trump's weekend airstrikes, but everyone agrees that they will do little to halt the Assad administration's reported use of chemical weapons.

Quaker Alan Pinch makes tea for passersby as he holds a protest against war and military action in Syria on April 12th, 2018, in Manchester, England.

Should the U.S. retaliate after the latest deadly airstrike in Syria?

The journalist and novelist discusses her new novel about a Syrian refugee—and the power and reach of the young adult genre.

Displaced Syrians carry boxes of humanitarian aid supplied by the United Nations Children's Fund at a refugee camp in Syria's northeastern Hassakeh province on February 26th, 2018.

From gaming cafes to talent shows to small businesses, children and adults are creating a hard-won culture in Greece's most populous refugee camp.

Lebanese Kurds take part in a protest near the European Commission offices in Beirut on January 28th, 2018, against the ongoing Turkish military campaign in the Kurdish-held Syrian enclave of Afrin.

With Special Operations Command personnel making up an increasingly large share of troop levels abroad, the government mandate for wartime transparency becomes less binding.

Director Greg Barker talks about following Obama all over the globe while filming The Final Year.

A series of attacks against U.S. and Russian backed forces in recent days suggests that ISIS is still very much a threat.

Chechen military involvement in the fight against ISIS is unprecedented.

A volunteer from the Syrian Civil Defence searches the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria on the outskirts of Damascus on November 28th, 2017.

Syrian boys swing on the playground outside their damaged school on November 9th, 2017, in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Hamouriyah.

A member of the Iraqi forces covers his ears as he fires a mortar against Kurdish Peshmerga positions near the Turkish and Syrian borders in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region on October 26th, 2017.

Syrians celebrate in Damascus' Umayyad Square on October 5th, 2017, after Syria's national soccer team scored in its match against Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier.

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England.

How many civilian casualties is the U.S. willing to face in order to accomplish its goal of defeating ISIS?