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Syria

March 16, 2026

Photograph of a ruined street in Damascus with a poster of Khamenei, Assad, and Nasrallah.

Photography

Photos of the Week: Death Valley, Steam Train, Cherry Blossoms

Alan Taylor

March 6, 2026

A boy tries to climb on an unexploded missile that landed in an open field, its nose embedded in the dirt.

Global

When Revolution Bloomed and Died in Damascus

Loubna Mrie

February 23, 2026

A person walks in the street at night in Syria

Culture

Let Trump Keep Building Monuments to Himself

Gal Beckerman

February 8, 2026

A silhouette of Trump in yellow on a black background

Global

The Fall of the House of Assad

Robert F. Worth

February 6, 2026

Ideas

The Biggest Question About Venezuela

Eliot A. Cohen

January 4, 2026

Global

What’s Behind the ISIS Attack in Syria

Robert F. Worth

December 18, 2025

A photograph of armed fighters patrolling a street and checking passing traffic as civilians on motorcycles approach them

Radio Atlantic

ISIS Never Really Went Away

Hanna Rosin

December 18, 2025

Politics

Why Trump Broke With Bibi Over the Gaza Famine

Jonathan Lemire and Isaac Stanley-Becker

July 31, 2025

Photo of Trump, Netanyahu, and other officials at a table

Global

The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

Robert F. Worth

July 18, 2025

Ahmed al-Sharaa looking at the camera in front of a group of men

Global

Trump Is Making Netanyahu Nervous

Daniel Byman

May 24, 2025

A composite image of two photos edited together to make it appear as if Benjamin Netanyahu is whispering in Donald Trump’s ear

Global

What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

Andrew Exum

May 21, 2025

Trump poses with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and business leaders in Riyadh on May 13.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Transactional Foreign Policy

The Editors

May 17, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Global

The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria

Robert F. Worth

May 14, 2025

In Idlib, Syria, on May 4, protesters against Israeli strikes include a child, a man waving a Syrian flag, a masked gunman, and many others.

Global

Erdoğan Sets His Sights on Israel

Reuel Marc Gerecht

April 19, 2025

Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Global

Can One Man Hold Syria Together?

Robert F. Worth

March 24, 2025

Picture of a woman in front of collapsed buildings in Yarmouk Camp in Damascus

Global

The Axis of Resistance Keeps Getting Smaller

Arash Azizi

February 25, 2025

in Baghdad. a woman in hijab walks past portraits of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

Global

Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal

Hussein Ibish

January 19, 2025

A photo of a man's hand using a green Hamas flag to cover a Palestinian grave.

Global

Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear

Loubna Mrie

December 20, 2024

People celebrate in Jableh after rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad Syria on December 9.

The Atlantic Daily

Trump to Russia’s Rescue

Tom Nichols

December 17, 2024

Donald Trump looks at Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they take their places for a family photo during the G20 Leaders' Summit

Global

RIP, the Axis of Resistance

Arash Azizi

December 17, 2024

A broken picture of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

The Atlantic Daily

Three Ways to Understand Syria’s Future

Isabel Fattal

December 9, 2024

National Syrian Army soldiers celebrate in Hama, Syria, throwing up a peace sign

Global

Assad’s Opponents Are Building a New Order

Arash Azizi

December 9, 2024

A tattered and torn billboard of the Syrian flag with Bashar al-Assad’s face on it lit up atop a building at night

Global

The End of a 13-Year Nightmare

Graeme Wood

December 9, 2024

Photograph of a banner hung on a building depicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, riddled with bullet holes.

Global

How Russia Could Maintain a Foothold in Syria

Hussein Ibish

December 8, 2024

Ideas

Khamenei Loses Everything

Eliot A. Cohen

December 8, 2024

Global

The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly

Anne Applebaum

December 8, 2024

Global

The Folly of Ignoring Syria This Long

Arash Azizi

December 6, 2024

Global

Why Syria Matters to the Kremlin

Nicole Grajewski

December 3, 2024

A poster in Aleppo showing Putin and Assad

Global

The Fall of Aleppo Was Oddly Familiar

Graeme Wood

December 2, 2024

Photo of street view in Aleppo with smoke billowing above buildings and wrecked bombed cars in the foreground.

Global

The Greatest Opportunity That Wasn’t

Kim Ghattas

November 2, 2024

Silhouettes of armed soldiers in contralux

Global

Hezbollah Waged War Against the People of My Country

Loubna Mrie

October 11, 2024

Syrians in a crowd light sparklers and wave flags on the street.

Global

The Unbearable Plight of Syrians

Kim Ghattas

February 7, 2023

Photo showing Syrian civilians inspecting a destroyed residential building following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake

Global

When Justice Is Out of Reach

Janine di Giovanni

May 29, 2021

Politics

What ISIS Will Become

Kathy Gilsinan and Mike Giglio

November 22, 2019

Politics

What America’s Allies Really Think About Trump’s Syria Decision

Uri Friedman

November 14, 2019

A Syrian boy on a bicycle watched a convoy of US armored vehicles drive away on a dirt road in northeastern Syria.

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The Print Edition

Iran’s War Is Not Only With the West

Photos of the Week: Death Valley, Steam Train, Cherry Blossoms

When Revolution Bloomed and Died in Damascus

Let Trump Keep Building Monuments to Himself

The Fall of the House of Assad

The Biggest Question About Venezuela

What’s Behind the ISIS Attack in Syria

ISIS Never Really Went Away

Why Trump Broke With Bibi Over the Gaza Famine

The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

Trump Is Making Netanyahu Nervous

What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

Trump’s Transactional Foreign Policy

The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria

Erdoğan Sets His Sights on Israel

Can One Man Hold Syria Together?

The Axis of Resistance Keeps Getting Smaller

Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal

Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear

Trump to Russia’s Rescue

RIP, the Axis of Resistance

Three Ways to Understand Syria’s Future

Assad’s Opponents Are Building a New Order

The End of a 13-Year Nightmare

How Russia Could Maintain a Foothold in Syria

Khamenei Loses Everything

The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly

The Folly of Ignoring Syria This Long

Why Syria Matters to the Kremlin

The Fall of Aleppo Was Oddly Familiar

The Greatest Opportunity That Wasn’t

Hezbollah Waged War Against the People of My Country

The Unbearable Plight of Syrians

When Justice Is Out of Reach

What ISIS Will Become

What America’s Allies Really Think About Trump’s Syria Decision