Tag: Syria

"Now that the cessation of hostilities is effectively dead, it looks like it's time to consider what Secretary Kerry referred to as a 'Plan B,' and I look forward to him laying that out very soon," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Corker to Kerry: Time for ‘Plan B’ in Syria

Susan Crabtree · April 21, 2016 9:58 pm

Ash Carter: Destroy Islamic State in its ‘parent tumor of this cancer’

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Ash Carter: Destroy Islamic State in its ‘parent tumor of this cancer’

Anna Giaritelli · April 19, 2016 12:50 am

Pope Francis told refugees in a detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos, "You are not alone." (AP Photo)

Pope takes 12 Syrian Muslims home to Rome

Curt Mills · April 16, 2016 4:06 pm

He stressed his assessment shouldn't be compared to similar assessments of "progress" during the Vietnam War. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

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Kerry on Islamic State: ‘We are making progress’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 12, 2016 6:01 pm

Mohamed Alloush, of the Jaysh al Islam, arrives for a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura, during the Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday March 22, 2016. (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP)

State dodges chem weapon allegation against Syria peace talks party

Curt Mills · April 8, 2016 6:50 pm

U.S. ‘surge operation’ to clear 10,000 Syrian refugees in just 3 months, 600 interviewed A DAY

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U.S. ‘surge operation’ to clear 10,000 Syrian refugees in just 3 months, 600 interviewed A DAY

Paul Bedard · April 8, 2016 2:32 pm

State-run news agency SANA quoted a source in the company saying they have not been able to contact any of the workers. (AP Photo)

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Reports: Islamic State abducts 300 Syrian workers

Kelly Cohen · April 7, 2016 3:51 pm

EU: Migration crisis ‘without equivalent since the Second World War’

EU: Migration crisis ‘without equivalent since the Second World War’

Anna Giaritelli · April 7, 2016 5:13 am

Report: Islamic State hiring ‘forensics dept.’

Anna Giaritelli · April 5, 2016 5:58 am

"How many Americans must die at the hands of unlawful criminal immigrants before the Obama administration takes a serious look at the failure of its own policies?" askedÂ Representative Bob Goodlatte. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

House Republicans aren’t giving up on curbing incoming refugees

Susan Ferrechio · April 4, 2016 4:01 am

Fierce fighting between government forces and opposition fighters erupted outside of Aleppo. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Syria cease-fire in jeopardy

Associated Press · April 3, 2016 12:38 am

Resettling refugees from Syria and other countries torn apart by Islamic extremism is crucial to a larger national security strategy for combating and ultimately defeat the Islamic State. (AP Photo)

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Admitting Syrian refugees as a tool to combat ISIS

David Bier · March 30, 2016 4:01 am