Turkey Announces Opposition to Sweden, Finland Joining NATO
Erdogan cited the Scandinavian countries’ support for Kurdish armed groups in Syria as the reason for his opposition.
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State Department’s Delayed Assad Report Riddled with Possible Errors
Sources consulted by NR are split on whether State delegated it to an intern or to a graduate-school-level analyst.
State Department Ignores Mandatory Deadline on Assad Corruption Report
Lawmakers and Syrian human-rights advocates worry that this is another concession to Iran.
The Russian Way of Brutality
Moscow’s savagery in Syria, among other places, foretold its tactics today.
On the Eleventh Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising, a Bipartisan Rebuke of Biden’s Assad Rapprochement
The administration has taken a number of quiet steps that weaken or circumvent the U.S. sanctions regime intended to pressure Assad.
Top Islamic State Leader Killed in U.S. Special Operations Raid in Syria, Biden Says
At least 13 people, including six children and four women, were killed in the raid, according to the White Helmets rescue service.
Twenty-Four Things That Caught My Eye Today: Rethinking the Inhumanity of Prenatal Testing, the Bible on a Fire Truck & More
‘We can do better as a society by becoming more inclusive and accepting of those with disabilities.’
Syria Joins Belt and Road as Lawmakers Warn against Assad Rehabilitation
It’s grimly fitting that China is throwing a lifeline to the Syrian dictatorship.