Tag: Syria

A video smuggled out of Syria shows the brutality of Islamic extremists. (Courtesy Image via YouTube)

National Security

A way forward to end the evil incarnate of the Islamic State in Iraq: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 11, 2014 11:10 pm

This image posted by the Raqqa Media Center shows fighters from the Islamic State group on top of a military vehicle with anti-aircraft guns in Raqqa, Syria, Thursday, Aug 7, 2014. The Islamic State militants seized the Brigade 93 base overnight after days of heavy fighting, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Raqqa Media Center, an activist collective. The base lies some 40 miles (60 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Raqqa, a stronghold for the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center)

Islamic militants crush tribal uprising in Syria

Bassem Mroue · August 11, 2014 4:10 pm

Syria president reappoints prime minister amid war

Syria president reappoints prime minister amid war

Washington Examiner · August 10, 2014 11:36 am

Palestinian supporters of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement chant slogans against the Israeli military action in Gaza, during a demonstration in the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday. (AP/Mohammed Ballas)

How the United Nations prevents peace in the Middle East

Mona Charen · August 8, 2014 2:46 pm

Syrian refugees flee from the Lebanese eastern town of Arsal on their way to cross back into Syria, as they ride in vehicles with their belongings at the Lebanese border crossing point of Masnaa, eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Up to 150 cars packed with Syrian refugees were seen leaving Arsal. A security official in eastern Lebanon said arrangements were made for them to cross back into Syria through the border crossing. It was not immediately clear where in Syria the refugees were going, but many may have been fleeing the violence in Arsal for areas inside their country where there has been less fighting recently. (AP Photo)

Syria militants leave Lebanese border town

Fadi Tawil · August 7, 2014 6:53 pm

A Lebanese family wait to depart in a minibus on the outskirts of Arsal, a predominantly Sunni Muslim town near the Syrian border in eastern Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. Thousands of Lebanese civilians and Syrian refugees packed cars and pickup trucks Monday, fleeing an eastern border town that was overrun by militants from neighboring Syria as Lebanese troops fight to liberate the area. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese army battles Syrian rebels holding town

Bassem Mroue · August 4, 2014 5:17 pm

Lebanese soldiers ride in the back of an army vehicle with detained suspected militants in the Lebanese town of Arsal, a primarily Sunni Muslim town near the Syrian border in eastern Lebanon, Sunday, Aug 3, 2014. At least 10 Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and over a dozen were captured in Arsal, while tens of militants have been killed, during clashes between the Army and Syrian armed groups, according to security sources. (AP Photo)

Syrian rebels kill 10, capture others in Lebanon

Diaa Hadid · August 3, 2014 6:52 pm

Syria rebels raid Lebanese town, capture troops

Bassem Mroue · August 3, 2014 12:00 am

In this July 14, 2014 photo, Syrian refugee Umm Jamil looks on at her house in Halba town, northern Lebanon. Jamil, who takes care of her 19-year-old disabled son, said she was falsely accused of prostitution after Lebanese police confused her for another suspected prostitute in her building. Her brief detention left her feeling humiliated and wanting to leave Lebanon, where she said Syrian women are often seen as being sexually promiscuous. (AP Photo/Diaa Hadid)

Syrian refugee women face sexual exploitation

Diaa Hadid · August 1, 2014 7:12 am

Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. and its allies have made great strides to stem the flow of money to terrorist organizations. And their enemies have responded by diversifying their portfolios.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Beltway Confidential

As banks crack down, terrorists update their fundraising tactics

Blake Seitz · July 31, 2014 6:40 pm

Public opinion in the U.S. of Arabs and Muslims has steadily deteriorated over the past five years, with a growing number of Americans saying they now hold an unfavorable opinion of both groups, according to a Zogby poll released this week.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Beltway Confidential

As turmoil engulfs Middle East, American opinion of Muslims, Arabs slides to five-year low: Survey

Becket Adams · July 31, 2014 1:15 pm

With world and media attention focused on Gaza, Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine, Libya is now collapsing - and it's hardly a surprise. (AP Photo)

Obama’s foreign policy Midas touch disappeared in Libya: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · July 30, 2014 9:00 pm