Tag: Syria

Cook said al-Sudani was a planner who was involved in plotting attacks against the U.S., Canada and the U.K. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

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ISIS attack planner killed in April airstrike in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · May 5, 2016 6:41 pm

The United Nations' envoy for Syria and Russia's foreign minister have began talks in Moscow about strengthening the faltering cease-fire in Syria. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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U.S., Russia extend Syrian ceasefire to Aleppo

Pete Kasperowicz · May 4, 2016 6:02 pm

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter presided over the meeting of the 12 largest troop-contributing nations in the fight against the Islamic State, which was held at the headquarters of the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. (Jamie McIntyre/Washington Examiner)

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Anti-ISIS meeting warns Iraq to get its act together

Jamie McIntyre · May 4, 2016 10:52 am

There are 4,000-5,000 U.S. forces in Iraq and approximately 500 in Syria, but neither group is there to directly engage the enemy, Josh Earnest explained. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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WH insists: No ‘enduring combat operations’ yet

Nicole Duran · May 3, 2016 6:40 pm

Relatives of a soldier killed by Islamic State militants in Syria cry during his funeral. The increase in CPCs is partly due to the inclusion of non-state actors like the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Report: Religious freedom ‘under serious and sustained assault’ globally

Daniel Allott · May 2, 2016 10:57 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, speak to the media after their meeting on Syria. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

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U.S., Russia to meet this week on Syria ceasefire

Pete Kasperowicz · May 2, 2016 5:39 pm

"We're getting closer to a place of understanding," Secretary of State John Kerry said at the start of a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir in Geneva. (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP)

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John Kerry: Syrian ceasefire getting ‘closer’

Kelly Cohen · May 2, 2016 11:55 am

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for the International Jazz Day Concert on the South Lawn of the White House of the Washington, Friday, April 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama report card: Lousy economy, Syria plague legacy

Paul Bedard · April 30, 2016 11:00 am

Earnest specifically mentioned the repeated Assad military practice of "double-tap" strikes. (Najim Rahim via AP, File)

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WH condemns Syria’s attack on first responders

Susan Crabtree · April 28, 2016 6:27 pm

McCain said a briefing from Dunford allayed his concern the millions of dollars would again would be wasted on a flawed strategy, which spent millions only to train a handful of fighters. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen, File)

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McCain to unblock funds for Syrian fighters after private meeting with Dunford

Jamie McIntyre · April 28, 2016 5:15 pm

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State Dept. silent after UN’s plea for help in Syria

Curt Mills · April 28, 2016 3:55 pm

The White House says the best way to resolve the turmoil in Syria is not to send a significant ground force, but instead to "chip away" at the problem by continuing to push for a political solution. (SANA via AP, File)

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White House: Best option is to ‘chip away’ at Syria problem

Pete Kasperowicz · April 27, 2016 7:12 pm