Tag: Syria

Turkey’s Troubling Entry Into Syria

Christopher Caldwell · August 27, 2016 11:00 am

Vice President Joe Biden was conciliatory and empathetic during his visit, and agreed with a widely held Turkish mantra that the coup is Turkey's version of the Sept. 11 attacks. (Kayhan Ozer, Presidential Press Service Pool via AP)

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Biden’s thankless task in Turkey

Susan Crabtree · August 27, 2016 4:01 am

Rep. Tammy Duckworth's position on how to address the Syrian refugee crisis became a flashpoint in the Illinois Senate race this summer after her Republican rival, Sen. Mark Kirk, began running a television ad that attacked her for supposedly supporting the acceptance of 200,000 Syrians. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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Duckworth downplays possible threat posed by more Syrian refugees

Sarah Bedford · August 27, 2016 1:42 am

Kerry emerged from nearly 10 hours of meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (Martial Trezzini/Pool Photo via AP)

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Kerry: U.S., Russia have ‘clarity’ on Syria deal

Pete Kasperowicz · August 26, 2016 9:04 pm

The Obama administration insisted Friday that it has not and will not establish no-fly or "safe" zones over Syrian airspace, even though the Pentagon sternly warned Syria against flying in certain areas. (Ismail Coskun, IHA via AP)

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White House insists: No ‘no-fly zones’ in Syria

Nicole Duran · August 26, 2016 6:21 pm

Kurdish militants attacked a police checkpoint in Cizre, southeast Turkey, Friday, with an explosives-laden truck, killing several police officers and wounding dozens more, according to reports. (DHA via AP)

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Suicide blast at Turkish police headquarters kills at least 11

Kelly Cohen · August 26, 2016 11:44 am

Deal with the Devil

Lee Smith · August 26, 2016 6:15 am

The determination was made after a year-long investigation and was released the same day reports surfaced that Bashar Assad may still have some chemical weapons. (SANA via AP, File)

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U.N.: Assad gassed civilians

Nicole Duran · August 24, 2016 11:40 pm

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Military: U.S. may have killed civilians in ISIS strike

Jacqueline Klimas · August 24, 2016 9:14 pm

The White House is standing by President Obama's decision to negotiate a deal with Syrian President Bashar Assad to relinquish his chemical weapons in the face of new evidence that Assad still has nerve agents. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Chemical weapons deal with Assad ‘made world safer,’ White House says

Susan Crabtree · August 24, 2016 7:50 pm

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have criticized the military for trying to retire the A-10s, pointing to the success they have had in close-air support for the anti-Islamic State campaign. (AP Photo)

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U.S. warplanes participating in Turkish anti-ISIS operation

Jacqueline Klimas · August 24, 2016 5:13 pm

U.S Vice President Joe Biden delivered a stern message to Kurdish forces, telling them they "must move back across the Euphrates River." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

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Biden tells Syrian Kurdish forces to back away

Susan Crabtree · August 24, 2016 3:48 pm