May 27, 2022 2:41 PM Jeff Seldin This article originally appeared in Voice of America, May 27, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. allies in northeastern Syria are increasingly worried about Turkey’s pledge to launch a new round of military operations in […]
BY TOM O’CONNOR ON 6/1/22 AT 5:24 PM EDT This article originally appeared in Newsweek, June 3, 2022 Turkey appears to be leveraging its position as a deciding factor in the U.S.-led NATO military alliance’s attempts to counter Russia’s war in Ukraine by planning […]
Thousands of Syrian Christians have moved abroad during the 10-year civil war By Campbell MacDiarmid, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT, TELL BALOUAAH, SYRIA5 December 2021 • 6:00am This article originally appeared in The Telegraph, December 5, 2021 There will be no Christmas […]
This piece originally appeared in The Telegraph, December 25, 2021 By Campbell MacDiarmid, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT25 December 2021 • 6:00am Until recently, winter rains would transform the fields around Chagar Bazar in northeast Syria as emerald shoots of wheat and […]
This piece originally appeared in The Telegraph, December 19, 2021 By Campbell MacDiarmid, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT, HASSAKEH, SYRIA 19 December 2021 • 7:30am Four years ago Anoud and Khala were widowed when their husbands were killed fighting against the Islamic […]
This piece originally appeared in Voice of America, May 13, 2022 WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after U.S.-backed forces in Syria seized the last remaining territory held by Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, members of the global coalition charged with eradicating […]
Eleven years after a popular movement emerged in which the Syrian people demanded freedom, dignity, and democracy, Syria is still suffering. A lack of leadership paved the way for violent extremism, a refugee crisis, foreign intervention, and instability to become […]
BY TOM O’CONNOR ON 10/13/21 AT 5:00 AM EDT This piece originally appeared in NEWSWEEK Magazine, October 13, 2021. Ten years ago, it appeared to be the beginning of the end for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. His government’s brutal crackdowns on peaceful […]
But for how long? The Kurds say uncertainty is emboldening Turkey, Russian-backed militias, and the Assad regime. BY TARA COPP, SENIOR PENTAGON REPORTER, DEFENSE ONE, OCTOBER 8, 2021 This article originally appeared in Defense One. U.S. ground forces are still […]
Kurds seek sanctions waiver as they try to jump-start negotiations with President Bashar Al Assad By Bryant Harris, Oct 1, 2021 This article originally appeared in The National News. The Kurdish-dominated administration in north-east Syria has once again asked the […]