Tag: Syria

John Kerry said U.S. officials are engaging with the Russians in order to determine whether Moscow will stop its indiscriminate bombing campaign in Syria and its shelling of civilian areas long enough for the peace talks to proceed. (AP Photo)

Kerry: ‘Whining’ won’t stop Russia bombing

Susan Crabtree · February 5, 2016 9:43 pm

Kirby said the U.S. always welcomes additional effort, but said State hadn't assessed Saudi Arabia's move yet. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

National Security

Saudi Arabia ready to send ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria

Kelly Cohen · February 4, 2016 7:20 pm

Kerry said helping refugees monetarily is only part of the solution to bringing peace and stability to Syria. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

National Security

U.S. pledges $925 million more to aid Syrian refugees

Nicole Duran · February 4, 2016 6:58 pm

The State Department on Wednesday called on Russia to honor its prior commitments and stop bombing Syrian civilians. above, Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

State asks Russia to bomb the Islamic State, not Syrian civilians

Susan Crabtree · February 3, 2016 9:47 pm

Washington Secrets

Top agent: Border Control ‘at best 40% effective’ nabbing illegals

Paul Bedard · February 3, 2016 9:05 pm

Peace talks on Syria are stalled until Feb. 25, U.N. citing a lack of progress in the first week. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

National Security

Syrian peace talks delayed as fighting intensifies

Curt Mills · February 3, 2016 6:08 pm

DHS says it’s not screening Syrian refugees with polygraph tests

Susan Crabtree · February 3, 2016 6:07 pm

Washington Post reminds John Kerry: ‘Syrians continue to starve to death’

Becket Adams · February 3, 2016 5:04 am

Kerry said Russian and Iranian officials both told him they are prepared to have a cease-fire. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

National Security

Kerry dismisses Syrian opposition group’s hesitance in peace talks

Susan Crabtree · February 2, 2016 10:11 pm

National Security

General rejects Cruz’s carpet-bombing strategy

Jacqueline Klimas · February 1, 2016 4:37 pm

"We're not dictating the outcomes, here. We need the Syrian people to engage on this." said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (AP File Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House won’t rule out path for Assad’s re-election

Susan Crabtree · January 29, 2016 9:01 pm

Some members of Congress have been critical of a perceived lack of strategy on the administration's part to take other strongholds of the terrorist group, including Mosul and the group's self-declared caliphate in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon says more U.S. trainers could head to Iraq

Jacqueline Klimas · January 29, 2016 7:34 pm