News in Brief Viewfinder: A Regime Checkpoint in Syria Syrian opposition fighters are stopped at a checkpoint manned by regime forces on May 21st, 2017. Pacific Standard Staff
Issue #56: May/June 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Scenes The Culture Pages A Look Inside the Refugees’ Theatre As the population of displaced Syrians swells in Germany, one storytelling series aims to expedite integration through first-person narrative. Morgan Meaker
News in Brief Department of Defense Will Arm Kurdish Fighters With ‘Heavier Weapons’ President Trump approved the plan, designed to reclaim a Syrian city from ISIS. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Viewfinder: Safety Education in Syria A member of the Syria Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, teaches schoolchildren how to protect themselves in case of an airstrike. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Talking to Syrian Americans About Syria After Assad Conversations surrounding regime change in Syria often fail to address a critical question in the event of Assad’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief U.S.-Led Airstrike in Syria Kills 18 Ally Fighters An American-led airstrike in the Syrian city of Tabqah on Tuesday led to 18 casualties, the New York… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The U.S. Attack on Syria Threatens to Drag the World Into Conflict The United States fired dozens of Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian military airbase Friday morning in retaliation for… Massoud Hayoun
News in Brief Courts Block Trump’s Newest Travel Ban Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland temporarily blocked parts of the White House’s newest travel and refugee ban… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Syrian Migrant Crisis You’ve Never Heard of—and Why It Matters Today As millions of Syrians are forced to flee their home country, the descendants of earlier migrants enjoy a life of cultural and economic assimilation. Giulia Afiune & John Wihbey