Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Penn and the hunt for an American hostage  The Economist Go to Source Author:

Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani to meet Syria SDF commander Kobane in historic step  Al-Monitor Go to Source Author:

Israel has declared war on the promise of a strong, democratic Syria  Al Jazeera English Go to Source Author:

Turkey’s Syria and Libya strategies add up to a Mediterranean power play  Atlantic Council Go to Source Author:

Syria’s new rulers invite Assad security officials to surrender  The Guardian Go to Source Author:

Syrians eye future without Russia, but Moscow still hopes to stay  BBC.com Russia’s influence in Africa may weaken after Assad’s fall  DW (English) In Syria, the US can help rebuild while supplanting Russian influence  The Hill Putin’s Empire-Building Base Hunt Reaches Libya  Center for European Policy Analysis Syria Marks A Global Retreat Of Russian Power: The West Must Step…

Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes  The New York Times ‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years  The Guardian Syria’s forced disappearances: No relief for grieving families  FRANCE 24 English Searching for Justice and the Missing in the…

Syria’s Alawites, Sect of the Assads, Fear for Their Future  The Wall Street Journal Syria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad  PBS NewsHour The Assads’ Domination of Qardaha  New Lines Magazine Alawites formed Syria’s elite. Now they are terrified  The Economist HTS-led Syrian security forces step up sectarian killings: Report  The Cradle Go to Source Author:

‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years  The Guardian Syria’s forced disappearances: No relief for grieving families  FRANCE 24 English Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria  The Intercept Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad…

Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay  The New York Times Go to Source Author:

He Went to Syria With Tulsi Gabbard. He Has Some Big Concerns.  POLITICO Go to Source Author:

Kurdish general urges Trump to leave US troops in north-east Syria  The Guardian US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says  The Associated Press Syria’s U.S.-trained opposition fighters wait to learn of their role in a new Syria  NPR What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria?  Al Jazeera…