Tag: Syria

Against the backdrop of the Kirkuk crisis, it was Qassem Soleimani who brokered a deal between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Shiite militias, and the Iraqi federal government to avoid bloodshed. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

Beltway Confidential

Iran’s real foreign minister isn’t who you think it is

Michael Rubin · October 16, 2017 7:58 pm

Republican Congressman Urges Trump to Block Boeing’s Deal With Iran Air

Jenna Lifhits · October 16, 2017 3:33 pm

A blindfolded Islamic State suspect stands against a wall at a Kurdish screening center in Dibis on Oct. 3. Displaced people from Hawija are brought to the center where men are separated from the women and children and are investigated for involvement in the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Defeating ISIS: The US is ‘very near the goal line’

Jamie McIntyre · October 16, 2017 4:01 am

This frame grab from a video provided on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 by Turkey-based Kurdish Mezopotamya agency media outlet shows U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters, standing near Syrian civilians who fled from the areas that still controlled by Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria. (Mezopotamya Agency, via AP)

National Security

ISIS faces last stand in Syria’s Raqqa, its self-declared capital city

Josh Siegel · October 15, 2017 7:54 pm

President Trump says Iran is not living up to the "spirit" of the nuclear deal signed in 2015 and announced a new strategy in a speech Friday. He says his administration will impose additional sanctions on the regime to block its financing of terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Trump throws a Hail Mary pass against Iran

Reuel Marc Gerecht · October 13, 2017 8:46 pm

Iraqi security forces and allied forces fire artillery during the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq. A top U.S. ground commander said, "The Iraqis are winning. To use a sports analogy they are 7 and 0." (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)

National Security

Top US ground commander all but declares victory over ISIS in Iraq

Jamie McIntyre · October 12, 2017 4:59 pm

President Trump is giving Iran "running room" to threaten Israel and other Middle East partners, Jake Sullivan, Hillary Clinton's top foreign policy advisor, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hillary Clinton aide Jake Sullivan: Trump ignoring ‘broader Iranian threat’

Joel Gehrke · October 11, 2017 4:52 pm

Syrian players react to their loss to Australia in their Soccer World Cup qualifying match in Sydney. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Beltway Confidential

Syria didn’t qualify for the World Cup, but during their miracle run, hope triumphed

Tom Rogan · October 10, 2017 12:27 pm

A view of what was a shariah law court run by Islamic State militants is seen in the town of Okeirbat, northern Hama province, Syria, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Syrian government forces recaptured the strategic town in the northern Hama province earlier this month.

ISIS is losing badly. Should Trump or Obama get the credit?

Jamie McIntyre · October 7, 2017 4:01 am

A U.S. MV-22 Osprey aircraft went down in a "hard landing" in Syria on Friday. The U.S. is backing Syria Democratic Forces there in the fight against the Islamic State. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)

National Security

2 US troops injured after Osprey goes down in Syria

Travis J. Tritten · September 29, 2017 2:30 pm

They are outmaneuvering the U.S. (Pool photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Erdogan and Putin prepare to hit US interests in Syria

Tom Rogan · September 28, 2017 9:01 pm

The Islamic State group released on Thursday a purported audio recording from top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

National Security

ISIS releases purported new audio message from top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Associated Press · September 28, 2017 5:40 pm