US efforts lead to historic detainee exchange in Syria
Months of efforts by US officials helped pave the way for a deal on Thursday that enabled numerous…
US strikes 30 ISIS targets in Syria
The United States announced it struck 30 Islamic State targets in Syria on Saturday, including infrastructure and weapons…
How US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack is transforming Syria
US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack was in Saudi Arabia this week for a crucial meeting of…
Iraq security risks rise as ISIS detainees move from Syria
Iraq is taking in thousands of ISIS prisoners as part of a US Central Command initiative to move…
What the violence in Syria means for domestic, regional politics
An eruption of violence in Syria this week entangled government forces, Bedouin tribes, the Druze religious minority and…