SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: GARETH BROWNE The “I Love Aleppo” monument in Saadallah Al Jaberi square would seem more at home in the hills of California than it does in the centre of the Syrian city. Its bright, bold lettering a symbol of the city’s once internationalist, commercial identity. After so many years of fighting, … Continued
SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: PETER BEINART The story of American humanitarian war, as expressed over the last quarter-century, is a tragedy. It’s the tale of well-meaning interventionists like Samantha Power and Susan Rice who—haunted by America’s failure to act in Rwanda in 1994, and emboldened by America’s partial successes in Bosnia in 1995 and Kosovo … Continued
Demonstrators wave Syrian flags and chant anti-American slogans at Haifa rally organized by Hadash party SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL Waving Syrian flags and chanting anti-American slogans, several hundred Arab Israelis demonstrated in Haifa Saturday evening against Washington-led missile strikes on Assad regime targets. The demonstration began in front of the US consulate. Participants also … Continued
By Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The fast-expanding city of Damascus, with its 5 million inhabitants, was behind us on our way to the holy Christian town of Saydnaya, known in Greek and Roman times as Danaba. Our route took us through a narrow green gorge crowded with villages hanging on the hillsides, spilling onto … Continued
By Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Souk alHamidiyeh, Damascus’s main bazaar was milling with humanity as I walked with a friend who had recently graduated from the University of Damascus. We made our way slowly examining the endless shops displaying their superb artisan products for which the city is famous. He pointed out with pride … Continued
SOURCE: THE DENVER POST By Paul Sonne and Karen Deyoung, The Washington Post In a December phone call with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, President Donald Trump had an idea he thought could hasten a U.S. exit from Syria: Ask the king for $4 billion. By the end of the call, according to U.S. officials, the president … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ERICA MORETTI Haunting images of children wounded or killed in war fill global news reports with dispiriting regularity. And while the migration of Syrian refugees has generated controversy across the United States, these images convey a deeper tragedy that governments and humanitarian organizations have yet to properly address: the crippling, … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: DALYA ALBERGE Working dogs are being trained to sniff out ancient treasures smuggled from countries such as Syria and Iraq. The pioneering US research programme – “K-9 Artifact Finders” – has been set up in response to alarm over cultural heritage trafficking. Dogs already play a crucial role in helping detect narcotics … Continued
U.S. forces at the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) headquarters in Mount Karachok near Malikiya, Syria, April 25, 2017.(Rodi Said/Reuters) SOURCE: NATIONAL REVIEW BY: DAVID FRENCH We should not stumble into war.One of the interesting aspects of the Trump era is the extent to which our political culture is obsessing over marginalia while truly … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ADAM TAYLOR One of the most complicated episodes in Syria’s ever-twisting war took place the night of Feb. 7. In that incident, U.S. troops and their Syrian allies near the town of Deir al-Zour were attacked by hundreds of fighters loyal to the Syrian regime. The Americans responded with a devastating … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATION BY: JAMES CARDEN In mid January, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson unveiled the administration’s new policy with concern to Syria. In a widely covered speech at Stanford, Tillerson declared an open-ended commitment of US forces in that country. “Let us be clear,” said Tillerson, “the United States will maintain a military presence in Syria, … Continued
SOURCE: DEFENSE ONE BY: TRITA PARSI Iran’s various rivals and opponents are seeking a UN resolution that would return Tehran to pariah status and undermine its regional gains. In today’s Middle East, when parties look for a greater power to pressure regional actors not to escalate, they don’t turn to Washington. They turn to Moscow. … Continued
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