Tag: Syria

"I would call it soft partition in the sense that I think there will be one Syria, not five different countries," Elliott Abrams said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Partition could be key to peace in Syria, former State official says

Jamie McIntyre · April 12, 2017 6:43 pm

Western leaders have dismissed such charges. (AP Photo)

National Security

Putin says Western forces might have staged Syrian gas attack

Joel Gehrke · April 12, 2017 6:18 pm

Over the weekend the Pentagon opted to not comment on the status of communications. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

National Security

Lavrov: Putin open to restarting the US-Russia hotline over Syria

David Brown · April 12, 2017 5:51 pm

Haley warned Russia to stop "covering" for Bashar Assad in Syria or risk further "isolating" itself. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Nikki Haley: Time for Russia to stop ‘covering’ for Assad

Sean Langille · April 12, 2017 5:26 pm

Abrams: The Future of Syria is ‘Soft Partition’

TWS Podcast · April 12, 2017 4:25 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Moscow. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Putin in Russia

Joel Gehrke · April 12, 2017 3:31 pm

There is one rule New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie believes every public figure should abide by: "Don't bring up Hitler. Ever." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

National Security

Chris Christie shares his golden rule on referencing Hitler

Daniel Chaitin · April 12, 2017 3:11 pm

A Republican congressman says overthrowing Syrian President Bashar Assad must be the first step of any real Syria policy developed by the Trump administration. (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns Tillerson against another ‘illegal attack’ on Bashar Assad

Joel Gehrke · April 12, 2017 2:57 pm

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping seated during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Trump told Xi about the missile strike on Syria over "the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump: I told Chinese president about Syria strike while we were eating ‘the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake’

Kyle Feldscher · April 12, 2017 2:00 pm

White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks to moderator Greta Van Susteren at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, during "The President and the Press: The First Amendment in the First 100 Days" forum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sean Spicer on Hitler chemical weapons comment: ‘I screwed up’

Madeleine Morgenstern · April 12, 2017 1:28 pm

Sean Spicer apologized for a bungled attempt to compare Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons to Hitler's actions in World War II. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sean Spicer’s not the first pol in hot water over Hitler comparison

Michael Graham · April 12, 2017 1:26 pm

A new Morning Consult/Politico poll found 57 percent of Americans want more airstrikes in Syria and 56 percent support the U.S. conducting cyberattacks against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

National Security

Poll: Majority of Americans support more military action in Syria

Kyle Feldscher · April 12, 2017 1:08 pm