Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said yesterday that Russia is ultimately responsible for the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons. “Russia ultimately bears responsibility for the victims in Eastern Ghouta and countless other Syrians targeted with chemical weapons since …
Continue ReadingTurkey seems to have begun an operation against U.S.-backed Kurds in northern Syria. Turkey has said the Kurdish militias are part of a terrorist group that threatens its national security. But it has failed to win backing for a …
Continue ReadingRex Tillerson signaled a long commitment to military action in Syria and, ultimately, to regime change. “Assad’s regime is corrupt, and his methods of governance and economic development have increasingly excluded certain ethnic and religious groups,” the Secretary of State …
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