Hereβs What The US Airstrikes Mean For The Syrian War
"It is true that it drove al-Shayrat airport out of service, but it will not stop the action of the military forces against the Syrian people,β a former Syrian rebel commander said.
The Final Death Of The Arab Spring Comes Courtesy Of Trump
βWith Trumpβs election, civil society and democratic forces in Egypt and elsewhere have really lost something,β says one activist. BuzzFeed News' Borzou Daragahi reports from Cairo.
Anti-Muslim And Anti-EU Nationalist Geert Wilders Just Got Crushed In The Dutch Elections
Liberal and pro-EU parties handed the far-right Party for Freedom a humbling loss as it won fewer seats than in 2010, according to projections.
The Far Right Says You Can't Be Dutch And Turkish. These Immigrants Say Otherwise.
A diplomatic feud and a divisive election dominated by the far rightβs attacks on Islam are putting millions of Turkish and Muslim immigrants in the Netherlands on the spot.
Egypt's Feared Spy Agency Has Hired Some DC Lobbyists To Clean Up Its Image
The infamous mukhabarat is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to PR shop Weber Shandwick and lobbying firm Cassidy and Associates, Treasury documents show.
This Is What It's Like To Spend 3 Weeks On A Ship Rescuing Migrants At Sea
Migrants are still dying on the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea. These volunteers are trying to change that.
Trump's Plans To Obliterate ISIS May Look A Lot Like Obamaβs Strategy
President Donald Trump's options for defeating the militants in Iraq and Syria may ramp up airstrikes but otherwise look pretty similar to what the US-led coalition is already doing.
Flynn's Resignation Has Officials Across The Middle East Bracing For More Chaos
βIts unpredictability is the real problem,β an Iraqi official said of the likelihood of more US blunders and dysfunction.
This Is What's Left Behind When ISIS Is Defeated
It has taken more than two years and cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars to drive ISIS out of Anbar province in Iraq. Its cities now resemble bombed-out wastelands, and a smoldering anger at the central government lies beneath the surface.
Iranian Leaders Dismiss Washingtonβs Warning As βSlogansβ And βHollow Rantingβ
βThe US has been closely watching Iran for 38 years and has never been able to do anything,β one military commander said.
She Defied ISIS. Now The Trump Administration Won't Let Her In.
βIt is not fair to equate victim and torturer,β says Vian Dakhil, the Iraqi lawmaker and ISIS opponent barred from coming to the US to accept her human rights award.
Hereβs How Trumpβs Refugee Ban Will Help Americaβs Enemies Abroad
Trump's executive order emboldens anti-US forces and may weaken potential allies in the fight against extremists.
State Department Employees Are Questioning Whether They Can Work Under Trump
βThe entire reason we became diplomats has been thrown out the window,β one US diplomat said of President Trumpβs radical policy changes.
Trump's Ban Has Crushed The Dreams Of Iranian Students Seeking Opportunities In The US
"We have not chosen where to be born. Let us choose our future.β
Iraqis Are Pissed That Trump Said The US Might Try To Seize Their Oil, Again
βOf course I would fight the Americans if they came for the oil,β one Iraqi told BuzzFeed News a day after Trump at CIA headquarters suggested someday taking Iraqβs oil.
Putin Is Using Spy Tactics To Split NATO From The Inside
The Russian president is using a countryβs vulnerability to try to peel it away from NATO, and it may be working. βThis is the application of foreign policy using intelligence techniques,β an expert said.
The Death Of Iran's Former President Comes At A Trying Time For Moderates
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a leading figure among Iran's moderate elite, and his death comes with the country preparing for a crucial presidential election and instability across the region.
The Security Guard Who Gave His Life Trying To Protect A Nightclub From ISIS
The 33-year-old security guard came from a devout family and was used to navigating Turkey's religious and economic fault lines. βHe had dreams,β his friend said.
Reported Istanbul Nightclub Attack Suspect Denies Involvement
The man identified in Turkish media β and reported on by BuzzFeed News β as the suspect in the Istanbul nightclub attack has denied being behind the attack or even being in Turkey at the time of the attack.
Putin Strikes Big Truce As US-backed Rebels Lose Ground In Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have jumped at the chance to use the Syria conflict to woo Turkey, a NATO ally, from the US and resolve the Syrian war, something the US, UN and EU have failed to do.