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Syria

Syria's civil war began in 2012. After several years and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, it still hasn't ended and actually may have gotten more complex.

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How these buildings made the Turkey and Syria earthquakes so deadly

By Rajaa Elidrissi

Why earthquakes are deadlier depending on where you live

By Rachel DuRose

Why the earthquake caused a “perfect storm” of a crisis in Syria

By Ellen Ioanes

Deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria will add to the region’s humanitarian struggles

By Jen Kirby

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Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis

By Vox Staff

Why Democrats are blasting Biden’s attack against Iranian proxies in Syria

By Alex Ward

Turkey and Russia reached a ceasefire in Syria. Will it hold?

By Jen Kirby

Why Turkey launched a major offensive against the Syrian government

By Jen Kirby

Syria’s worst humanitarian catastrophe in its 9-year civil war is now unfolding

By Jen Kirby

A leaked State Department memo opposes a bill that would resettle Syrian refugees in the US

By Nicole Narea

Trump: We should keep Syria’s oil. The Pentagon: Nope.

By Alex Ward

Turkey wants to send Syrian refugees to the new “safe zone.” Some refugees are terrified.

By Hannah Brown

The US is “committed” to staying in Syria — to protect oil

By Alex Ward

Trump’s latest Syria announcement is the clearest articulation of his foreign policy doctrine

By Alex Ward

How Congress plans to push back on Trump’s actions in Syria

By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen

The past 24 hours in Syria news, explained

By Alex Ward

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are distancing themselves from Trump’s foreign policy

By Ella Nilsen

State Department talking points counter Trump’s optimistic message on Syria

By Alex Ward

Trump loves dictators. Erdogan is the latest to take advantage of that.

By Alex Ward

The Syrian ceasefire the US brokered is already falling apart

By Alex Ward

Rand Paul just blocked a vote to condemn President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of troops in Syria

By Li Zhou

“Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool!”: Read Trump’s wild letter to Turkey’s Erdogan

By Alex Ward

House Republicans joined Democrats in condemning Trump’s actions in Syria

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou

Trump told 6 falsehoods about Syria in 4 minutes

By Alex Ward

Here’s what the 2020 Democrats are saying about Trump’s Syria policy

By Alex Ward

ISIS breakouts, US troop withdrawals, Assad advances: the weekend in Syria news

By Alex Ward

Lindsey Graham is leading a Senate bill to punish Turkey with crushing sanctions

By Alex Ward

Trump’s shocking Syria decision and confusing aftermath, explained

By Jen Kirby

For Sama captures life in Aleppo under siege. It’s not like anything you’ve seen before.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Trump just reversed his decision to pull all US troops out of Syria

By Alex Ward

Lindsey Graham: Pulling troops from Syria is “the dumbest fucking idea I’ve ever heard”

By Alex Ward

This new art exhibit wants to change the way you think about the Syrian refugee crisis

By Alexia Underwood

Mike Pence claimed ISIS was defeated hours after it killed US troops in Syria

By Alex Ward

The US military has begun its withdrawal from Syria

By Alex Ward

The US wants to counter Iran in Syria. It may leave some troops behind to do that.

By Alex Ward

Turkey’s president snubs John Bolton over Syria

By Alex Ward

Why Trump’s withdrawal from Syria is bad news for Israel — and good news for Iran

By Michal Kranz

Trump’s secret trip to Iraq didn’t quite go as planned

By Alexia Underwood

No one knows what’s happening with Trump’s Syria decision

By Alex Ward

Trump’s Syria troop withdrawal shows how hard it is to end US military intervention

By Alex Ward