Tag: Syria

2021 defense budget proposal suggests further challenges for U.S. partnerships in the Middle East

By Kelly Cannon on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 2021 budget, budget, Donald Trump, ISIS, SDF, Syria

Relations between Washington and its former partners in counter-ISIS operations in Syria are deeply strained. The president’s budget request for 2021 may add to the pressure.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations Turkey

U.S. sanctions on Turkey pushing it closer to Russia, China, say experts

By Aishwarya Airy on October 16, 2019 Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, U.S.

Experts discuss the future of U.S. policy in the Middle East after the Trump administration announced a troop withdrawal from northern Syria.

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Protesters urge Trump to halt Turkish military advance

By Joe Snell on October 13, 2019 Kurdish, protest, Syria, Turkish military advance, White House

Kurdish-led protesters gathered in front of the White House demanding Trump stop a Turkish military advance into Northeast Syria.

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State Department: Stabilization in Syria requires international cooperation

By Joe Snell and Chiara Vercellone on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019 conflict, Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs, Syria, US policy

Administration officials joined Syrian experts at the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss alternatives on U.S. policy changes that could bring the Syrian conflict to a close.

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Neglect of Syrian women, children documented in new D.C. exhibit

By Camille Erickson on September 30, 2019 art, Helen Zughaib, Syria, Woodrow Wilson House

A new exhibit of her artwork at the President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C., provides a window into the lives of Syrian women and children forced to flee their homeland. In a series of 25 paintings and two installations, Zughaib walks viewers through the conflict in which an estimated 570,000 Syrians have been killed and more than 13 million displaced since the civil war erupted in 2011.

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Experts Call for US “No Ransom” Policy Change

By Patty Nieberg on January 27, 2019 conflict journalism, Syria

The U.S. government has improved its practices in helping families when a family member is taken hostage, due in large part to prodding by James W. Foley Legacy Foundation President Diane Foley, but the “no ransom” policy should be changed, according to experts at a Jan. 24 panel at the Newseum.

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The International Conscience Convoy brings attention to Syrian women in prisons

By Muhammed Calli on March 16, 2018 Syria, Turkey

The International Conscience Conscience convoy raises awareness of Syrian women held captive and tortured in regime prisons.

International Relations

Russia, U.S. could resume communicating about Syria strikes, ambassador says

By Duke Omara on April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 Assad, Duke Omara, Elbe, russia, Sergey Kislyak, Syria

Deteriorating relations bring back echoes of the Cold War.

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Muslims in the U.S. and Abroad Will Help Thwart ISIS, Experts Say

By Hammad Sarfraz on March 7, 2017April 12, 2017 ISIS, Syria, terrorism

Experts appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposed the idea of U.S. partnering with Russia to fight ISIS in Syria.

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Open-Source Intel May Aid Prosecutions for War Crimes, Researchers Say

By Maryam Saleh on February 27, 2017 conflict, Digital Forensics, Syria, Technology, War Crimes

“It’s one thing to raise awareness [about atrocities] through the media, but what we really want it legal accountability,” said Eliot Higgins, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. “This could be through civil cases or through mechanisms like the International Criminal Court.”

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