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Syria
Five Ways the “Newest” Story in Iraq and Syria Is Not New
In our never-ending Iraq wars, the same “lessons” are always there to be absorbed, but no one in Washington ever seems to learn.
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In Syria, Rebuilding Bombed Hospitals Is an Act of Resistance
Five years after the conflict began, Syrians are crowdsourcing money online to rebuild and fortify bombed hospitals.
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Obama Broke Pledge to Demand Syrian Opposition’s Separation From Nusra Front
The US failure to force Syrian opposition groups to separate from the Nusra Front contributed to the erosion of the cease-fire.
William Rivers Pitt | “Boots on the Ground” in Iraq: Here We Go Again
There has to be a way off this merry-go-round.
Visiting Refugee Camps in Athens and Facilities in Germany
While the United States has closed its borders to fleeing people, the countries of Europe deal with the human crisis as best they can
The Hidden Costs of US Air War
When Russian air strikes kill civilians in Syria, it is big news in US newspapers, but there is near-total silence when US bombs kill civilians in Iraq or Syria.
Seymour Hersh Reacts to Obama’s Plan to Send 250 More US Special Ops Troops to Syria
The move that nearly doubles the US presence in the country.
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How to Educate a Generation of Syrian Refugees? Makeshift Classrooms and the Teacher Next Door
In response to overcrowded public schools in countries neighboring Syria, caravan schools provide refugees with free education to keep them from falling behind.
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Fear of ISIS Used to Justify Continued Military Intervention in Middle East
Why was the US public willing to tolerate new US war-making in Iraq and Syria in 2014-2015, after having opposed it in 2013?
Avaaz Ignored Libya Lessons When Advocating for Syria No-Fly Zone
Like Clinton and other interventionists, Avaaz — in advocating for a no-fly zone in Syria — has not been chastened by what its advocacy wrought in Libya.