Don’t Forget the Civilians in the Fight Against ISIS
In the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and associated Sunni armed opposition groups, the United…
Civilian War Victims Receive Recognition in US Law
By Sahr Muhammedally When the US military was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, it had no plan for addressing…
Agreement on Chemical Weapons Alone Will Not End Suffering in Syria
Syria has indicated that it will give up chemical weapons and may even sign the chemical weapons convention, but the…
Assisting Syrian War Victims
Today representatives of Syrian civil society released the “Syrian Transition Roadmap.”This 238-page document presents plans for constitutional, judicial, political, and…
A Check on Lethal Aid to Syria
This week the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Syria Transition Support Act, authorizing arming and training vetted Syrian rebels.…
Help for Civilians Harmed in America’s Drone Wars
This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post. A decade after weaponized drones were first used in counterterrorism operations in…