Trump ends CIA program to train, arm Syrian opposition groups; McCain blasts decision
In a key decision Wednesday, the Trump administration ended a CIA program to train and…read more→
Trump, Putin meet at G20, work out details to address global crises
UPDATE 3 — 7/10, 11:13 a.m. EDT: In an interview Sunday on CNN, Ambassador Nikki Haley…read more→
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Assault on Raqqa begins: Following a seven-month buildup, the long-awaited attack on Raqqa, Syria, the…read more→
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Austria prohibits Islamic dress in public: Austria’s Österreichisches Parlament has passed a series of measures designed…read more→
Trump, Russian foreign minister hold first White House meeting
In a closed White House meeting Wednesday held for the first high-level discussions with officials…read more→
Trump to arm Kurdish partners in fight against ISIS
Over the heated objections of the government in Turkey, President Trump has authorized the delivery…read more→
UPDATE: Trump considering military action against Syria for chemical attack; Tillerson confirms
UPDATE 4 — 4/6, 4:09 p.m. EDT: Speaking to the media Thursday, Secretary of State…read more→
Tillerson, Haley signal shift in US position on Syria’s Assad
UPDATE — 4/1, 12:28 p.m. EDT: One day following UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of…read more→
Advocacy group condemns Syrian government for mass starvation
In a searing review of the conduct of the Syrian government over its role in…read more→
UN probe concludes war crimes committed by both sides in Aleppo
A United Nations panel investigating the conduct of the Syrian military and rebel groups opposed…read more→
US, Russia, finalize agreement on Syria ceasefire
After months of repeated violations to a February ceasefire further plunging Syria into the depths…read more→
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Iran: $1.7bn was not ransom: Reinforcing White House claims the $1.7 billion cash payment to…read more→
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Iran allegedly showcases $400 million sent to Tehran in January: Despite heated denials from the…read more→
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Syria airstrike hits hospital, kills 10: A Saturday airstrike on a hospital in northern Syria…read more→
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Syrian rebel group demands ransom for dead Russians: The dead crew of a Russian helicopter…read more→
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Top Hezbollah official says partition Syria, Iraq: A top Hezbollah leader in Lebanon says partitioning…read more→
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ISIS propaganda uses pets to attract recruits: In what is certain an attempt to reveal…read more→
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Hackers target DCCC: A cyber attack allegedly perpetrated by Russian intelligence penetrated the Democratic Congressional Campaign…read more→
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Mass murder at Japanese health facility kills 19: A former employee of Sagamihara, Japan, health facility…read more→
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Brazil arrests 10 in alleged terror plot: Brazil’s justice ministry announced Brazilian police have arrested…read more→
CIA-backed rebels: Beheaded boy was a pro-Syrian fighter
One day following reports the Nour al-Din al-Zinki insurgent group vowed to investigate whether a captured…read more→
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Colombian forces, FARC break ceasefire: Despite optimism a June ceasefire negotiated in Havana would end…read more→
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Syria first in US history
The family of slain U.S. born journalist Marie Colvin filed a wrongful death lawsuit in…read more→
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Iran refuses to cooperate with U.S. in Syria, region: Commenting on Iran’s role in Middle…read more→
CIA weapons intended for Syria sold on Jordanian black market
A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program designed to arm moderate Syrian opposition groups is alleged to…read more→
Doctors Without Borders decries targeting of Middle East hospitals
Following a string of airstrikes that damaged or destroyed medical facilities administered by humanitarian group…read more→
Netanyahu admits Israeli ‘strikes’ inside Syria
Visiting Israeli troops in the Golan Heights on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged for…read more→
ISIS mass grave unearthed in Palmyra, Syria
Syrian troops who re-entered Palmyra March 26 have uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of…read more→
Kurds move for independence in Northern Syria
On Thursday, the Kurds declared that the parts of northern Syria under their control were…read more→
Russia unexpectedly announces withdrawal from Syrian conflict
In a surprising move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a withdrawal of troops and…read more→
Syria ceasefire in effect; violations alleged
Despite allegations from opposition groups, the fragile U.S.-Russian-brokered ceasefire which took effect in Syria on…read more→
Secretary Kerry: Partition of Syria a viable alternative
Ahead of a Syrian ceasefire agreement set to take effect February 27, Secretary of State John…read more→
Russia, U.S. announce partial Syrian ceasefire
In a joint U.S.-Russian statement released by the State Department this morning, a partial ceasefire…read more→
Turkish troops cross into Syria; Russia delivers stiff warning
Kurdish news agency Hawar (ANHA) is reporting dozens of Turkish military personnel supported by armored…read more→
Syria’s Assad skeptical of ‘ceasefire’ agreement
In a televised address from Damascus, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt language in the…read more→
Putin to Obama: Unified front imperative for resolution of Syria crisis
In a Sunday phone conversation between President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, described by the…read more→
US, Russia, 15 other nations agree to end violence in Syria
The United States and Russia, along with 15 other countries, agreed to a plan Thursday…read more→
Fragile Syrian peace talks begin in Geneva
Five years into the Syrian civil war which has witnessed two failed attempts at peace…read more→
Syria peace talks to go ahead despite setbacks
It has been a precarious twenty-four hours in the lead up to the planned multi-side…read more→
Russia downplaying support for Bashar al-Assad
Long before the September 30, 2015 entrance of the Russian military in the Syrian Civil…read more→
Russian embassy in Syria attacked
The Russian Embassy in Syria came under fire earlier this week during a pro-government rally…read more→
Putin states his case in Syria, approaches Saudis
When defending Russia’s application of force in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin told state-owned Rossiya…read more→
White House abandons strategy to train Syrian rebels
Four years into the Syrian civil war, the Obama Administration has scrapped its plan to…read more→
Russia admits targeting U.S. supported Syrian rebels
In a stunning reversal, and after days of fervid denials, a spokesman for Russian President…read more→
Russian aircraft strike ISIS targets in Syria
The Russian Air Force commenced aerial bombardment of assumed ISIS targets in Syria on Wednesday.…read more→
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