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Trump Preparing Response to Assad Regime’s Chemical Attack
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 10:00 AM
Dozens Killed in Chemical Weapons Attack in Douma
Latest in Bashar Al Assad
Syrian Civil War
Seven Years into the Syrian War, Is There a Way Out?
Katy Collin Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Middle East Ticker
Tillerson Firing Places Iran Deal in Jeopardy
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 10:00 AM
Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in the United States
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Assad Regime Enters Turkey-Kurdish Fray in Afrin
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 10:00 AM
Assad Regime to Move into Afrin Conflict as Turkey-Kurd Fighting Continues
Syrian Civil War
Iran and Israel Face off in Syria, as If It Wasn’t Complicated Enough
Dror Michman, Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 11:02 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Syria
Trump's New Syria Strategy is Woefully Unrealistic
Rao Komar Fri, Feb 2, 2018, 7:00 AM
On January 17, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the Trump administration’s Syria strategy for the first time at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. Tillerson’s speech cleared up much of the uncertainty regarding whether the United States would stay in Syria after the defeat of the Islamic State, confirming that the administration would maintain a military presence in the country for the foreseeable future. In addition, he highlighted five key U.S.
Middle East Ticker
Iran Nuclear Deal Still at Risk After Trump Waives Sanctions
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 16, 2018, 11:03 AM
Trump Waives Iran Nuclear Sanctions but Deal Remains at Risk
Middle East Ticker
Backlash to Kurdish Independence Referendum Begins, Trump Has Made Decision on Iran Deal, Russian and U.S.-backed Forces Converge in Syria
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 11:00 AM
Iraqi Kurds Vote on Secession, Backlash Begins
Syria
The Syrian Crisis: A Reckoning and a Road Map
Itamar Rabinovich Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 11:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
The tide in the Syrian civil war has clearly shifted. After capturing Aleppo in late 2016, Bashar Assad’s regime—with much help from its Russian and Iranian patrons—is capturing other parts of the country from both ISIS and other opposition groups. Most of the international community seems to have accepted at least a partial victory by Assad as a fait accompli.
Middle East Ticker
Trump May Kick Iran Deal Debate to Senate, the Islamic State’s Bastion Pinched on Two Fronts, the Gulf Crisis Gets Even More Petty
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 12:00 PM
Trump Administration May Make the Iran Deal the Senate’s Problem