Bashar al-Assad

Why Israel thinks it won in Syria

Asa Winstanley and Ali Abunimah 9 December 2024

Tel Aviv grabs land on Golan Heights after Bashar al-Assad flees. Read more about Why Israel thinks it won in Syria

Cover of The Management of Savagery book

How US foreign policy spawned terror and Trump

Rod Such 20 May 2019

“Symbiotic relationship” between US hardliners and jihadists fuels Middle East chaos and right-wing extremism. Read more about How US foreign policy spawned terror and Trump

Photo shows Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump sitting in front of American and Israeli flags

Israel strikes Syria but Iran is the target

Omar Karmi 12 February 2018

Israel has bombed Syria at least 100 times since 2011. Read more about Israel strikes Syria but Iran is the target

Debating escalation of the war in Syria

Ali Abunimah 4 November 2016

High stakes discussion clouded by misinformation and “McCarthyite” environment. Read more about Debating escalation of the war in Syria

The questions al-Qaida's rebranded Syria affiliate won't answer

Rania Khalek 29 August 2016

While speaking to other media, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham turns down EI interview request. Read more about The questions al-Qaida's rebranded Syria affiliate won't answer

Typhoid hits Palestinian refugee camp in Syria

Patrick Strickland 19 August 2015

Eleven cases confirmed in besieged Yarmouk camp, says United Nations. Read more about Typhoid hits Palestinian refugee camp in Syria

Israeli army incursion into Syria hits refugee camp

Patrick Strickland 20 July 2015

Israel attacked Syrian refugees near the occupied Golan Heights at a time when it is trying to foster ties with dubious elements of the Syrian opposition. Read more about Israeli army incursion into Syria hits refugee camp

Why has Israel embraced al-Qaida's branch in Syria?

Rania Khalek 16 June 2015

Few Western journalists have dared to ask why Israel is supporting Jabhat al-Nusra. Read more about Why has Israel embraced al-Qaida's branch in Syria?

The Nation magazine's shameful history of aiding ethnic cleansing in Palestine

Rania Khalek 19 May 2015

Bastion of progressive journalism provides a platform to anti-Palestinian bigots. Read more about The Nation magazine's shameful history of aiding ethnic cleansing in Palestine

Poetic short film highlights Palestinian plight in Yarmouk

Sarah Irving 6 April 2015

Filmmaker Thaer al-Sahli documents personal aftermath of airstrikes on refugee camp Read more about Poetic short film highlights Palestinian plight in Yarmouk