As the Syrian Government Tightens Its Noose, Aleppo’s Doctors Fear the Worst
With a key road cut off, and facing strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces, Aleppo City faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Ryan Devereaux
Ryan Devereaux is an award-winning investigative journalist and Type Media Center fellow covering immigration enforcement, national security and the environment.
He was a lead reporter on The Intercept’s award-winning series “The Drone Papers,” and winner of the 2017 Online Journalism Award for best feature writing for a small newsroom. In 2020, Devereaux received the Deadline Club’s top prize for feature reporting for “Bodies in the Borderlands,” a yearlong investigation into the criminalization of humanitarian aid in the Sonoran Desert, and in 2023 he shared an Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his coverage of Arizona’s illegal dumping of shipping containers as an ad hoc border barrier on protected public lands. He has reported extensively on the drug war in Mexico, the war on terror, and the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to The Intercept, Devereaux worked at The Guardian US covering policing in New York City.
His forthcoming book, “The Hunt: A True Story of Resurrection and Retribution in the West,” from Avid Reader Press, will be published in 2026. He is based in Tucson, Arizona.
He was a lead reporter on The Intercept’s award-winning series “The Drone Papers,” and winner of the 2017 Online Journalism Award for best feature writing for a small newsroom. In 2020, Devereaux received the Deadline Club’s top prize for feature reporting for “Bodies in the Borderlands,” a yearlong investigation into the criminalization of humanitarian aid in the Sonoran Desert, and in 2023 he shared an Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his coverage of Arizona’s illegal dumping of shipping containers as an ad hoc border barrier on protected public lands. He has reported extensively on the drug war in Mexico, the war on terror, and the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to The Intercept, Devereaux worked at The Guardian US covering policing in New York City.
His forthcoming book, “The Hunt: A True Story of Resurrection and Retribution in the West,” from Avid Reader Press, will be published in 2026. He is based in Tucson, Arizona.
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Civilian Death Toll From Coalition Airstrikes in Syria Could Be Single Largest in U.S.-Led War on ISIS
Scores of civilians trapped in Islamic State-controlled territory in northern Syria were reportedly killed Tuesday by airstrikes from Western coalition aircraft.
An Interview With Michael T. Flynn, the Ex-Pentagon Spy Who Supports Donald Trump
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and now a Trump supporter, is convinced the nation is facing a potential existential threat: a rising tide of radical Islam.
Obama Administration Finally Releases Its Dubious Drone Death Toll
After seven years of secrecy, the White House released an internal assessment of the number of civilians killed by drone strikes in nations where the U.S. is not officially at war.
After an Uprising in Mexico, the Return of the Narco Warlords
After driving a drug cartel from his community in Mexico, Hipólito Mora Chávez found himself under siege from new enemies.
How a Lime Grower Led an Uprising Against One of Mexico’s Bloodiest Drug Cartels
After being terrorized by Mexico’s drug cartels for more than a decade, Hipólito Mora Chávez decided to fight back.
Pentagon Denies War Crimes Allegations in Kunduz Hospital Killings
Nearly seven months after the first shots were fired, the Pentagon says its attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that left 42 people dead is not a war crime.
Independent Investigators Leave Mexico Without Solving the Case of 43 Disappeared Students
Members of the international panel cast new doubt on the government's contention that the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students was a local matter.
Class-Action Suit Targets System That Added a Baby to Terrorist Watchlist
Baby Doe was 7 months old when he was added to the terror watchlist as a "known or suspected terrorist."
Drone Casualty Report Promised as U.S. Airstrike Kills 150 Al Shabaab Suspects
After years of secrecy, the Obama administration announced that it will reveal the number of people killed in drone strikes outside conventional war zones.