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'Carnage and Chaos' Loom as Trump Weighs Military Attack on Syria

Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, said this could make for a "dangerous moment," as the U.S. president is eager to present himself as a "strong leader." (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Dozens of Aid Groups Say UN Relief Effort Being 'Manipulated' by Syrian Government

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

A woman and her children walk on building rubble after government forces struck northwestern city of Idlib in April 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

Seventy-three NGOs are withdrawing from the UN's information-sharing program and are calling for investigation into 'UN performance in Damascus'

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Regime-Change Turnaround: Kerry Says Assad Can Stay...For Now

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

"The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Moscow. (Photo: Sergey Guneev/Sputnik News)

Obama administration shifts from previous stance that Syrian President Bashar...

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Reese Erlich

Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump — Jockeying for Power in Syria

Peter Van Buren

Flashback! Questions from the Last Time America was Supposed to "Take Out" Assad

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Trump Should Rethink Syria Escalation

Peter Van Buren

US Special Forces in Combat: Nothing New for Iraq and Syria?

Robert Parry

Needling Obama for More Wars

Paul F. deLespinasse

Stop Trying to Overthrow Assad

Thomas S. Harrington

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