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US-backed forces relaunch battle against IS in Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday resumed their offensive to seize the last territory controlled by Islamic State militants. The US-backed fighters had paused...

Syria: When in Doubt, Just Launch Some Missiles

Last week saw another flurry of American cruise missiles launched at Syrian government installations, with a few fig leaf missiles from Britain and France...

Syria, Chemical Weapons and the Limits of International Law

Consider this shocking fact: Despite horrific images of yet another reported chemical weapons attack in Syria, the U.S.-led humanitarian intervention to protect civilians on April 13 was fundamentally...

How Muslim Americans are fighting Islamophobia and securing their civil rights...

How Muslim Americans are fighting Islamophobia and securing their civil rights Emily Cury, Northeastern University The past year has been a difficult one for American Muslims. According...

US and Saudi Arabia agree ‘$350 billion arms deal’

A military deal worth $110 billion was signed between the US and Saudi Arabia on Saturday, as President Donald Trump visited Riyadh in a high-profile...

Foreign warplanes waging war in Syria kill more civilians

Suspected airstrikes by coalition waplanes waging war in Syria killed more civilians across the country on Monday and Tuesday, adding to the civilian bodycount...

Pakistan: A Victim of Drone Warfare!

For the longest time, the life for a tribal inhabitant on both sides of Pakistan and Afghanistan has been challenging and miserable. Since colonial...

The “Mother of All Bombs” Killed ISIS Fighters—But Poor Afghan Farmers...

When Spogmai Akseer heard the news of Thursday’s bombing of the region where she was born in southeast Afghanistan, she immediately thought of her...

Is Trump’s strike in Syria changing international law?

Is Trump's strike in Syria changing international law? Jan Lemnitzer, University of Southern Denmark The US airstrike against a Syrian air force base on April 7...

Will the US missile strike be the turning point in Syria’s...

Will the US missile strike be the turning point in Syria's shifting war? Harout Akdedian, Central European University The US has struck the Syrian airbase used...