News This British family of 8 disappeared into ISIS territory in October 2015 and have never been found Ellsworth Toohey

russia Bashar al-Assad, responsible for 202,000 civilian deaths, now plays video games in Moscow luxury apartment Ellsworth Toohey

politics Poor little dictator's wife can't get her cancer treatment in London's posh hospitals Ellsworth Toohey

politics Look at the Assad family's boring-ass bunker Ellsworth Toohey

remote attacks Pagers explode all at once, killing 8 and injuring over 2,700 in Lebanon and Syria [Update] (video) Carla Sinclair

terrorism Hamas terrorists used synthetic amphetamine to "suppress fear and anxiety" during attack, says IDF and US Mark Frauenfelder

Ukraine U.S. seizes $300 million superyacht owned by "Russian Warren Buffett" Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction A True Story, the 2nd century space opera you'll likely never read Gareth Branwyn

trump Turkey attacks Syria, UN Security Council to meet in northern Syria on Thursday Xeni Jardin

syria American tourist released from Syria Xeni Jardin

politics 'Donald's Right.' Putin praises Trump Syria withdrawal tweet as 'the right decision' Xeni Jardin

russia United Nations: ISIS is regrouping Séamus Bellamy

usausausa Bombing makes great propaganda, but not for the side that's doing the bombing Cory Doctorow

transparency For the first time, a US president has classified the legal justification for taking publicly acknowledged actions Cory Doctorow

News US AIR STRIKES HIT DAMASCUS – Trump announces Syria air strikes in response to chemical attack Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Meshing, rugged, free/open wifi routers for refugee camps Cory Doctorow

uk RIP Anna Campbell, a British woman who joined an all-woman Kurdish Protection Unit in Syria Cory Doctorow

Business The fashion boutiques that line the "Champs-Élysées" of a massive Syrian refugee camp are a fascinating lens on the crisis Cory Doctorow

war American fighting ISIS returns home to have gunshot wound patched up in Chicago Séamus Bellamy

floss The brilliant life and brutal death of Bassel Khartabil, killed by Assad for writing free software Cory Doctorow