The Pentagon has confirmed that the ISIS-fighting coalition carried out a strike on March 17 in an area of western Mosul where residents say more than 100 civilians were killed. US officials say they’re investigating the incident.
Here is a list of some of the organizations trying to rescue the massive number of Syrians caught in the nation’s civil war.Here is a list of some of the organizations trying to rescue the massive number of Syrians caught in the nation’s civil war.
The embattled Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, appeared in Moscow on Tuesday night, for his first trip outside of his country since the uprising against him began in 2011. It’s a sign of his dependence on Russian military assistance. And it seems Vladimir Putin summoned Assad to get a sense of how flexible he is on his role in any political settlement or transition in Syria. Syria’s secular elite shares a deep comfort level with the arrival of Russian forces.