Tag: Syria

"Unfortunately the president has, I think, created problems for himself by his Twitter habit," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on local WFAA-TV. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Sen. John Cornyn laments Trump’s ‘Twitter habit’

Robert King · June 4, 2017 10:01 pm

It was a variation of a comment he's made several times in recent months just before he makes a major decision. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Trump’s three favorite words before taking action: ‘You’ll find out’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 2, 2017 4:01 am

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer in northern Syria.

National Security

‘The s–t is about to go down in Raqqa,’ Pentagon source says

Jamie McIntyre · June 1, 2017 6:26 pm

Two defense officials told NBC News the U.S. began sending the equipment to Syrian Kurds in the last 24 hours. (AP Photo, File)

US starts sending weapons and equipment to Syrian Kurds: Report

Melissa Quinn · May 30, 2017 8:24 pm

A spokesman for the Brandenburg interior ministry said the teenager was Syrian. (iStock by Getty Images)

National Security

German police arrest teen suspected of planning terror attack

Melissa Quinn · May 30, 2017 4:34 pm

Mattis believes the Islamic State has been greatly weakened but refused to put any timeline of the fight, only saying that it will be a long one. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

National Security

James Mattis: Military using ‘annihilation tactics’ against ISIS

Todd Shepherd · May 28, 2017 3:25 pm

Eric Trump says Russia investigation is a ‘hoax’

Eric Trump says Russia investigation is a ‘hoax’

Mandy Mayfield · May 28, 2017 4:13 am

Roughly 900 U.S. troops have been deployed to Syria to help allied forces as they prepare to take back Raqqa, the Islamic State's de-facto capital. (AP Photo via APTV)

National Security

Pentagon identifies Army soldier killed in vehicle rollover in Syria

Melissa Quinn · May 27, 2017 5:05 pm

A U.S. service member was killed Friday in northern Syria when a vehicle rolled over, according to the military command there. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

National Security

US service member killed in vehicle rollover in Syria

Travis J. Tritten · May 26, 2017 1:33 pm

That warning points to the strategic significance of the Syrian civil war, beyond the importance of defeating the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

National Security

Lawmakers warn: Iran wants military base in Syria near Israel

Joel Gehrke · May 25, 2017 9:32 pm

The move comes nearly two months after President Trump ordered missile strikes in Syria as well as well as a massive bombing operation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Senators vow committee vote on bill authorizing military force against terrorists

Susan Ferrechio · May 25, 2017 5:13 pm

It’s Time for NATO to Call Turkey’s Bluff

merve-tahiroglu, Eric Edelman · May 25, 2017 10:30 am