Tag: Syria

There is some concern that U.S. troops may have shared data while exercising at U.S. bases in war zones, in places like Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

National Security

Pentagon reviewing policy on fitness trackers after GPS data published

Jamie McIntyre · January 29, 2018 6:35 pm

Jeremy Corbyn leads Britain's Labour Party and were an election called today, Labour would be the favorite to win and Corbyn to become the new prime minister. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Beltway Confidential

Jeremy Corbyn might become Britain’s next prime minister, but he is in bed with America’s enemies

Tom Rogan · January 29, 2018 6:08 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2017, file photo Defense Secretary Jim Mattis talks to troops at an outdoor movie theater at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mattis is a storyteller, and nowhere do the tales flow more easily than when he's among the breed he identifies with most closely _ the men and women of the military (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

National Security

Fitness app’s location data unveils secret American military bases around the world

Kyle Feldscher · January 28, 2018 11:50 pm

Turkey has made military moves into the predominantly Kurdish region of Syria known as Afrin not to fight terrorism — because Afrin isn't a center of terrorism — but rather as part of its obsessive and unhinged campaign against Kurds. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Beltway Confidential

In Afrin, Turkey seeks ethnic cleansing, not terror eradication

Michael Rubin · January 27, 2018 12:00 am

"They have legitimate security concerns, so we're going to continue to engage with them," said Dana White, chief Pentagon spokesperson. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon: Split with Turkey over Kurds is a ‘distraction, not a crisis’

Jamie McIntyre · January 26, 2018 10:50 am

In this photo from Monday, people listen to Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah as he speaks on a screen via a video link. On Thursday, the business committee of the British Parliament will debate whether to proscribe Hezbollah's political wing as a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Beltway Confidential

Britain’s big strategic mistake: tolerating the Lebanese Hezbollah

Tom Rogan · January 25, 2018 1:40 am

President Trump "urged Turkey to exercise caution and to avoid any actions that might risk conflict between Turkish and American forces," in a phone call with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Trump warns Turkey not to ‘risk conflict’ with US troops

Joel Gehrke · January 24, 2018 8:11 pm

White House Watch: What’s Happening with Turkey, Russia, and the Kurds?

Michael Warren · January 24, 2018 11:33 am

On Tuesday, Russia hinted it might be planning to use its most advanced air defense system, the S-400, to push U.S. forces out of Syria. This would allow the country to defend its military bases on Syria's Mediterranean coast and to create an air defense bubble around any advancing forces elsewhere in the country. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Beltway Confidential

Is Putin about to use Russian S-400 missiles to push the US out of Syria?

Tom Rogan · January 24, 2018 11:00 am

All We Have to Do in Syria Is Prevent the Return of ISIS and Diminish Iran

Matthew R.J. Brodsky · January 24, 2018 9:48 am

Vasily Nebenzia, the Russian representative at the United Nations (pictured above), cast doubt on the accuracy of the newest reports, while reiterating the Russian government's position that past investigations into Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons had been corrupted by Western powers.

National Security

Nikki Haley spars with Russian diplomat over Syrian gas attacks

Joel Gehrke · January 23, 2018 10:02 pm

The military received assistance from Syrian Democratic Forces on the ground, Operation Inherent Resolve announced. (AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)

National Security

Precision strikes kill up to 150 ISIS fighters in Syria

Melissa Quinn · January 23, 2018 7:57 pm