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Opinion: A year after Assad’s fall, Syria faces a pivotal moment. Washington must lead
One year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria is still in very fragile phase of its transition to a new political order. The country faces monumental reconstruction challenges, estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars,
The ISIS fighter who killed three Americans in Syria over weekend highlighted the continuous U.S. military presence in the country.
The full details of the attack are still being investigated, with concerns that the perpetrators were able to gain access to Syrian security forces and infiltrate to carry out their attack.
An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian.
The U.S. has hundreds of troops deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
A member of the Islamic State group, who had infiltrated the ranks of the Syrian general security forces, killed two American soldiers and one American civilian in Palmyra on Saturday.
Assad’s regime, the future of Syria and its fraught transitional phase remain a central topic of debate in Washington.Policymakers and experts convened in the US capital on Wednesday to discuss Syria’s evolving landscape
Recent Israeli actions inside Syria have increased tensions and also scuttled chances of any imminent thaw between the two neighbors.