Tag: Syria

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 file photo, Kurdish Rabia Ali, right, accompanied by her son Ali Mehmud, mourn at the grave of her son Seydo Mehmud 'Curo' , a Kurdish fighter, who was killed in the fighting with the militants of the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria, and was buried at a cemetery in Suruc, Turkey. No one contests that the U.S.-led coalition has conducted more than 40 airstrikes against the militants besieging Kobani, nor that Turkey has granted refuge to more than 200,000 people who have flooded across the border to escape the offensive. But Kurds say that both countries - and the international community in general - should be doing more to help save Kobani from the fanatical militants who have massacred and beheaded their enemies across Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

National Security

Syrian Kurds feel abandoned as Kobani battle rages

Ryan Lucas · October 14, 2014 9:52 pm

Obama: ‘Setbacks’ coming in fight against Islamic State

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Obama: ‘Setbacks’ coming in fight against Islamic State

Brian Hughes · October 14, 2014 9:10 pm

US-led coalition steps up strikes in Syria

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US-led coalition steps up strikes in Syria

Washington Examiner · October 14, 2014 5:05 pm

Thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Kobani, Syria while fighting continued between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Activists: Airstrikes hit jihadi targets in Syria

LEFTERIS PITARAKISBASSEM MROUE · October 14, 2014 2:15 pm

Is the U.S. Losing in Iraq?

Is the U.S. Losing in Iraq?

Geoffrey Norman · October 14, 2014 1:02 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio called on Turkey to play a greater role in the U.S.-led effort against the Islamic State, saying it has a responsibility "as a member of NATO" to give safe haven to refugees fleeing battle-torn northern Syria. (AP/Molly Riley)

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Rubio: Turkey must give Kurds safe haven

Sean Lengell · October 13, 2014 7:21 pm

Susan Rice: Iraq must take lead to defeat Islamic State

Susan Rice: Iraq must take lead to defeat Islamic State

Sean Lengell · October 12, 2014 6:16 pm

Saudi pilots sit in the cockpit of a fighter jet as part of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Islamic State militants and other targets in Syria,Â in this image released Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 by the official Saudi Press Agency. Sen. Bernie Sanders noted Saudi Arabia is the world's fourth-largest defense spender, yet he suggested the country hasn't done enough to help defeat Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency)

Bernie Sanders: U.S. needs Arab partners to help defeat Islamic State

Sean Lengell · October 12, 2014 3:10 pm

As seen from Mursitpinar in the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, a Turkish forces armored vehicle patrols the border road as in the background thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Kobani, Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

John McCain: Islamic State is winning

Sean Lengell · October 12, 2014 2:43 pm

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Despite demands, Syria no-fly zone a no-go for US

Bradley Klapper · October 11, 2014 11:58 pm

U.S. leads strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria, Iraq

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U.S. leads strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria, Iraq

Sean Lengell · October 11, 2014 6:28 pm

Turkey agrees to allow Syrian opposition to be trained in Turkey

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Turkey agrees to allow Syrian opposition to be trained in Turkey

Justin Green · October 11, 2014 3:59 pm