Tag: Syria

Nicholas Young, 38, purchased and sent gift card codes to ISIS members in 2016 that he thought could help them recruit new fighters. (Screenshot/Twitter)

National Security

First US police officer convicted on terror charges sentenced to 15 years in prison

Anna Giaritelli · February 23, 2018 8:03 pm

Condoleezza Rice said she doesn't want guns present in her classroom and called it a "sad thing" that a discussion is being held about needing guards to protect schools in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Beltway Confidential

Condoleezza Rice: ‘I don’t really like the idea of a gun in my classroom’

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 7:56 pm

"Every church that I know of has that same kind of policy," Rep. Jim Jordan said. "There are parishioners each Sunday who've had the training — maybe they're retired law enforcement, retired military ... they have a policy in place." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Freedom Caucus leaders support arming teachers, oppose Trump’s other gun ideas

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 5:50 pm

Russia coordinated with Iran and Turkey to establish four regional cease-fires in Syria as part of a process that the Russians hoped would sideline any potential U.S. efforts to broker a political settlement leading to the end of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's reign. "So much for that de-escalation zone," State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Russia’s peace plan in Syria is a ‘farce,’ says State Department

Joel Gehrke · February 22, 2018 9:56 pm

When Mitt Romney was running as the GOP presidential candidate six years ago, he was mocked by the Left for saying Russia was the country's greatest geopolitical threat. The Left appears to have changed its mind. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Trump’s election finally has liberals taking Putin’s threat seriously

Washington Examiner · February 22, 2018 5:01 am

In this photo released on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018 which provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows members of the Syrian Civil Defense run to help survivors from a street that attacked by airstrikes and shelling of the Syrian government forces, in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. A Syrian monitoring group and paramedics say government shelling and airstrikes on rebel-held suburbs of the capital, Damascus, killed at least 98 people on Monday. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

UN issues blank statement: We ‘no longer have the words to describe children’s suffering’ in Syria

Katelyn Caralle · February 20, 2018 7:58 pm

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a civil defense worker carrying a victim after airstrikes hit a rebel-held suburb near Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Syrian rescue workers and activists say the death toll from ongoing government strikes on the opposition-held region near the capital Damascus has risen to at least 35. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Beltway Confidential

The US should airdrop aid to besieged civilians in Damascus

Tom Rogan · February 20, 2018 6:44 pm

In this 2017 photo, President Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is set to speak again at this year's CPAC, but some of his initiatives are unpopular among the movement conservatives who dominate CPAC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Is Trump conservative enough, and does CPAC care?

W. James Antle III · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

The dictator has his eyes on a bigger prize. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Bashar Assad is playing Syrian Kurds by pledging support against Turkey

Tom Rogan · February 19, 2018 9:00 pm

In this 2014 photo, an Iranian oil worker rides his bicycle at the Tehran oil refinery, south of the capital Tehran, Iran. A report from the the Islamic Republic News Agency mentions that President Hassan Rouhani's administration "only managed to earn $19.44 billion from taxes and $13.06 billion by exporting oil and its byproducts, showing deficits of $7.34 billion and $5.3 billion, respectively." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Energy and Environment

Iran’s oil revenue plummets as US oil exports grow

John Siciliano · February 17, 2018 1:05 am

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu hinted at the possibility of a joint Turkish-American effort to hold northern Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

National Security

Turkish diplomat defends ‘Ottoman slap’ threat to US amid signs of deal

Joel Gehrke · February 16, 2018 7:54 pm

Be under no illusions, the Israelis will keep escalating until Bashar Assad gets the message. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool via AP)

Beltway Confidential

How Israel intends to defeat Iran in Syria

Tom Rogan · February 16, 2018 6:44 pm