Tag: Syria

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)

National Security

Biden tells Syrian Kurdish forces to back away

Susan Crabtree · August 24, 2016 3:48 pm

Turkey sent tanks and special forces into Syria on Wednesday to help clear a border town of Islamic State militants, marking the NATO member's most significant military involvement so far in the Syria conflict. (IHA via AP)

National Security

Turkey launches operation in Syria to free border town from ISIS

Associated Press · August 24, 2016 2:21 pm

Turkey's military launched an operation before dawn Wednesday to clear a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants, and a private Turkish TV station reported that a small number of Turkish special forces crossed into Syria as part of the operation. (DHA via AP)

National Security

Turkey has launched a major op in Syria, and you can watch it live on Twitter

David Brown · August 24, 2016 2:03 pm

"It just remains to come to an agreement with Erdogan that we get the NATO base Incirlik as our primary air base," Igor Morozov, a Russian senator, told a media outlet in his country last week. (AP Photo)

National Security

As Turkey considers letting Russia use air base, U.S. heaps on praise

Joel Gehrke · August 23, 2016 8:05 pm

—œWe are not there, and the regime and Russia’s recent actions only make it harder to consider any potential coordination,—£ said Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon on deal with Russia: ‘We are not there’

Jamie McIntyre · August 22, 2016 8:56 pm

The Pentagon, along with various U.S. commanders, have argued that establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian civilians on the ground from air attack from the regime of Bashar Assad would not be practical. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

National Security

Pentagon insists zone where it says Syrian planes can’t fly is not a ‘no-fly zone’

Jamie McIntyre · August 22, 2016 8:29 pm

A Russian long-range bomber Tu-22M3 flies during an airstrike over the Aleppo region of Syria. It was reported last week that Russia was using an Iranian air base to launch attacks in Syria, a move that increased the complexity of the U.S. effort to fight the Islamic State in that country. (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service photo via AP, File)

National Security

State Dept. has no info on Russia, Iran cooperation in Syria

Pete Kasperowicz · August 22, 2016 7:08 pm

"We've informed the Russians where we're at ... [they] tell us they've informed the Syrians, and I'd just say that we will defend ourselves if we feel threatened," Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend said. (WarfareWW Photo via AP)

National Security

U.S. commander warns of possible conflict with Russia, Syria

Becket Adams · August 21, 2016 1:59 pm

Syrian jets returned to the skies over Hasakah, where U.S. advisors have been assisting Kurdish forces. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

National Security

U.S. fighters chase Syrian jets from skies over U.S. troops

Jamie McIntyre · August 20, 2016 2:02 am

The Syrian Network for Human Rights says Russia's bombing campaign has claimed at least 2,704 civilian lives. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

National Security

Russians kill more civilians than ISIS, report finds

Nicole Duran · August 19, 2016 8:10 pm

A pair of Syrian planes, identified by the Pentagon as Russian-made Su-24s, bombed a location where Kurdish fighters were in operation with the American advisers. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon issues implicit threat to shoot down Syrian warplanes

Jamie McIntyre · August 19, 2016 5:29 pm

Washington Secrets

Obama’s immigrant vetting doesn’t ask if they’re ISIS, al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood

Paul Bedard · August 19, 2016 2:16 pm