…Continue ReadingIn a particularly frank moment during an exit interview, departing Syria envoy Jim Jeffrey acknowledged to me that when it came to troop levels there, “We were always playing shell games to not make clear to our leadership how many
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a combat zone Wednesday, visiting U.S. troops at the Al Asad Air Base in Al Anbar Province in Iraq.
About 100 U.S. servicemen and women greeted the President and First Lady …
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President Trump announced that Secretary of State James Mattis will be leaving his post at the Pentagon sooner than expected. The President named Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan as the new head of the Department of Defense. The President …
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President Donald Trump has announced the rapid and complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. The President made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter yesterday.
“We’ve been fighting for a long time in Syria. I’ve been president for …
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Iran and Israel have reportedly exchanged military strikes in the Golan Heights, an area on Israel’s eastern border with Syria.
The Israeli military said that it had struck nearly seventy targets including an Iranian military compound north of Damascus, …
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A disagreement over Russian sanctions has turned into a public row between the White House and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Both sides are unsure as to when, and how exactly, the misunderstanding came about.
Mrs. Haley …
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The U.S. military hit three sites in Syria overnight believed to be critical sites in the Syrian government’s chemical weapons program infrastructure. According to U.S. officials all three sites were destroyed. Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. …
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The U.S. announced missile strikes against the Bashar Assad regime in Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack against Syrian civilians last week. The strikes began last night at 9 p.m. EST and last for an about an hour.…
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter yesterday to warn Russia to prepare for possible airstrikes against Syria. Russia is Syria largest benefactor.
“Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they …
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Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is accused of using chemical weapons against his own people in the latest horrific development in the civil war raging in that country. The conflict started in 2011 and has claimed tens of thousands of lives.…
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The White House has indicated that despite recent comments by President Trump, U.S. troops will not be pulling out of Syria abruptly.
“The military mission to eradicate ISIS in Syria is coming to a rapid end, with ISIS being almost …
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Amid growing uncertainty over U.S. policy in Syria, Top Defense and State Department officials have asked the White House for clarification of President Trump’s recent comments that the U.S. would soon be pulling out of Syria.
“We’re knocking the hell …
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President Trump indicated that the U.S. would be ending its military presence in Syria very soon, contradicting past statements and policy from top advisers and cabinet officials who have indicated that the U.S.’ presence in the Middle Eastern country …
Continue ReadingThe United Nations has unanimously approved a ceasefire in Syria after days of bombing has left hundreds of dead and thousands injured. And the numbers are expected to rise.
Doctors Without Borders has reported at least 520 dead and 2,500 …
Continue ReadingAmerican-led coalition forces have attacked Pro-Assad forces in Syria, according to U.S. officials Wednesday evening. Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters was attacked by Syrian pro-regime forces, and in response, the U.S.-led coalition conducted airstrikes.
The attack from pro-regime forces was …
Continue ReadingA Russian fighter jet was shot down in Syria yesterday over Idlib province, the northwest region of the state, according to Russian state media. The jet was shot down in an area controlled by al-Nusra fighters. Nusra fighters are aligned …
Continue ReadingThe U.S. released video of a Russian jet flying within five feet of a U.S. Navy surveillance plane yesterday. An EP-3 Aries was flying in international airspace over the Black Sea when a Russian Su-27 flew into its flight path.…
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