U.S. President Barack Obama won the backing of two top Republicans in Congress in his call for limited U.S. strikes on  Syria  to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians. Speaking after the United Nations said 2 million...

As members of Congress consider President Obama’s request to authorize military force in Syria, following evidence that President Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons killed over 1,400 people, a ThinkProgress analysis of the public statements of 232 Representatives found that 126...

Providing funding for Syria’s two million refugees has fallen largely on the United States and its European allies, with some of the top international opponents to possible U.S. military action against Syria also double as the ones ignoring the growing refugee crisis. While the debate on...

  Fears of sectarian revenge have raised among people of rebel-held areas in Latakia province, especially the Sunni neighborhoods of Jableh city and villages like Slama, al-Heffa and other villages with Turkman minorities.   Revolution supporters of the embattled...