Christina Goldbaum

Afghanistan and Pakistan Bureau Chief at The New York Times

Afghanistan & Pakistan bureau chief for @nytimes | previously in Mogadishu, Nairobi, NYC | tips? [email protected]

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Articles

Live Updates: Trump Returns to D.C. as Israel and Iran Trade Attacks

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Michael Shear |Zolan Kanno-Youngs |Francesca Regalado |Christina Goldbaum

June 17, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ETPresident Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, center, has made it clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria.Credit...Mert Gokhan Koc/dia images, via Getty ImagesIn the hours after Israel launched its most brazen attacks yet on Iran, Arab countries — many of which are no real friends of the Islamic republic — quickly condemned the Israeli aggression.
Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum

In the hours after Israel launched its most brazen attacks yet on Iran, Arab countries — many of which are no real friends of the Islamic republic — quickly condemned the Israeli aggression. Arab leaders denounced the Israeli strikes as “heinous attacks” and “violations of international law.” But amid the chorus of criticism, one key player in the region has remained notably silent: Syria.
Marco Rubio Meets Syria's Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum

The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country's president, a former jihadist. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syria's foreign minister on Thursday, the latest sign of growing U.S. support after President Trump announced this week that he was lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria.
What to Know About Syria's Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum |Ben Hubbard |Raja Abdulrahim |Hwaida Saad

The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence. The rebels who overthrew the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December have vowed to unify their country.
3 Takeaways From The New York Times' Interview With Syria's New President

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum

Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of sanctions and suggested foreign fighters could earn Syrian citizenship. For years, Ahmed al-Shara was the leader of a rebel group once allied with Al Qaeda that was fighting the rule of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. After a rebel coalition led by his group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, toppled Mr. al-Assad in December, Mr. al-Shara suddenly found himself president.
Syria's Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum

In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey. Syria's new president, the former rebel leader Ahmed al-Shara. Credit... Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey.
Syria city, Baniyas, swept by gunmen, grudges & fear killing more than 1,600 civilians

2 months ago | telegraphindia.com | Christina Goldbaum

We found that armed civilians and former rebel groups carried out many of the killings in Baniyas, at least some government soldiers deployed to restore order also participated in the killings, according to a Syrian government official and residents Christina Goldbaum Published 21.04.25, 09:45 AM Security personnel at al-Roj camp, Syria Reuters The Syrian city was nearly empty in early March, its streets littered with burned cars.
Inside a City Swept by Roving Gunmen, Deadly Grudges and Fear

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum |David Guttenfelder

A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government's control is limited and tension runs deep after nearly 14 years of civil war. In the center of Baniyas, emergency workers had turned a looted furniture store into a makeshift morgue, filled with dead bodies in body bags, in early March. A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government's control is limited and tension runs deep after nearly 14 years of civil war.
Inside a city swept by roving gunmen, deadly grudges and fear

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Christina Goldbaum

The Syrian city was nearly empty in early March, its streets littered with burned cars. Shops were plundered, their windows shattered and locks shot off. Some buildings were little more than blackened walls and ash. Emergency workers had turned a looted furniture store into a makeshift morgue. A white pickup truck pulled up, a pair of feet dangling over the back in pink socks with white polka dots. Minutes later, an ambulance arrived with two other bodies, then a blue pickup appeared carrying more.
Syria's Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad

Mar 29, 2025 | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall |Christina Goldbaum

Pressure on Mr. al-Shara to make changes to his government grew at home and abroad after violence in Syria's coastal region this month. Clashes erupted between remnants of the Assad regime and government security forces. More than 1,000 people were killed, many of them civilians, according to the war monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.