Tag: Syria

Why haven't we learned from the mistakes of the last administration? (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rep. Mike Gallagher: Resist the temptation of trying to defeat ISIS by partnering with Russia

Rep Mike Gallagher · July 17, 2017 9:05 pm

Russia and Iran have fought to protect Syrian President Bashar Assad for years. (Abir Sultan, Pool via AP)

National Security

Former Netanyahu adviser: Syria cease fire could make Israel-Iran war ‘inevitable’

Joel Gehrke · July 17, 2017 6:43 pm

Central Command says less than one-third of 1 percent of engagements resulted in a credible report of an unintended civilian death. (AP Photo, File)

National Security

Pentagon disputes report of 12 civilians a day dying in Trump’s war on ISIS

Jamie McIntyre · July 17, 2017 6:27 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 75nd anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, Pool)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel opposes Syria cease-fire brokered by U.S. and Russia

Melissa Quinn · July 16, 2017 5:21 pm

At the invitation of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, President Trump was given a front-row seat to the greatest of all military theaters: the annual Bastille Day parade through Paris. And Trump loved it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s magnificent trip to France

Tom Rogan · July 14, 2017 6:12 pm

A long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2016. Iran has test-fired various ballistic missiles since the July 2015 nuclear deal. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP)

Rep. Peter Roskam: Two years after the Iran deal, time for Trump and Congress to get tough

Rep Peter Roskam · July 14, 2017 4:01 am

Trump met with Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump: Syria cease-fire brokered with Russia ‘saved a lot of lives’

Melissa Quinn · July 13, 2017 5:33 pm

As of Wednesday, 50,086 refugees have been admitted since the budget year began last October. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Trump administration reaches limit it imposed of admitting 50,000 refugees

Josh Siegel · July 13, 2017 4:38 am

"Engagement with Russia on Syria is something that nearly all of our partners here in the region have encouraged, including our friends here in Iraq," Brett McGurk said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Brett McGurk: Middle East allies favor ‘engagement with Russia’

Joel Gehrke · July 12, 2017 7:17 pm

A look at all the latest defense news, including the Iraqis’ overthrow of ISIS

A look at all the latest defense news, including the Iraqis’ overthrow of ISIS

Washington Examiner Staff · July 11, 2017 6:24 pm

While the death of Baghdadi would be another blow to the terror group, Townsend said he's not sure it makes all that much difference in the larger war. (AP Photo/Militant video, File)

National Security

Is ISIS leader dead? ‘I don’t have a clue,’ says U.S. commander

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2017 6:03 pm

The U.S. military said Tuesday that it cannot confirm the latest reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in Syria.

National Security

US can’t confirm latest death report of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2017 2:09 pm