Tag: Syria

‘Jihadi John’ targeted in U.S.-U.K. airstrike in Syria

National Security

‘Jihadi John’ targeted in U.S.-U.K. airstrike in Syria

Kelly Cohen · November 13, 2015 12:12 pm

Obama: ISIS Is Not Gaining Strength

Daniel Halper · November 13, 2015 9:39 am

Kerry sees Syria progress despite Assad question

Kerry sees Syria progress despite Assad question

Nicole Duran · November 13, 2015 1:59 am

"We have said from the beginning that this would be a multi-year effort," Kerry said. "We are on the right track and we are making gains; and we are clear about the road ahead." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Kerry: U.S. ‘on the right track’ in Syria

Nicole Duran · November 12, 2015 11:35 pm

Yazidi Kurdish women hold posters and banners during a protest against the Islamic State group's invasion on Sinjar city one year ago, in Dohuk, northern Iraq, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Seivan M.Salim)

Beltway Confidential

Obama won’t call Islamic State atrocities ‘genocide’ against Christians

Daniel Allott · November 12, 2015 9:52 pm

"I really can't speak to what he was referring to but unless you're talking about having a diplomatic presence, I'm not sure what he was referencing," Rice said Thursday when asked about his claim. "I have not seen evidence of Chinese military involvement in Syria."Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House rejects Carson, says Chinese army not in Syria

Nicole Duran · November 12, 2015 9:16 pm

Hungary "does not need immigrants and neither does Europe. This is the official Hungarian position,"Â saidÂ Janos Lazar, chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orban. (AP Photo)

Hungary mulls third wall, ‘does not need immigrants’

Anna Giaritelli · November 12, 2015 7:08 pm

"There's always an excuse, but the fact that we don't like every comma in the president's version as an excuse for not doing our Article I responsibility is for me just sort of senseless," saidÂ Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Kaine: Congress can’t give away war authority

Charles Hoskinson · November 12, 2015 5:01 am

Trump says Americans wounded while fighting ISIS should receive a portion of the oil funding their activities. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

National Security

Donald Trump: Give oil money to wounded vets

Jacqueline Klimas · November 11, 2015 4:26 am

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, andÂ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky.,Â remain unwilling to tackle a legislative rewrite of a measure authorizing President Obama's use of military force in the Middle East.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Senate has no appetite for Syrian war authorization

Susan Ferrechio · November 10, 2015 9:32 pm

President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov, said Moscow officials will need a minimum of several months to determine if the Oct. 31 Metrojet crash was an act of terrorism. (AP Photo)

National Security

Russia to continue Syrian airstrikes during plane crash probe

Anna Giaritelli · November 10, 2015 8:19 pm

Dem Senator: ‘We Don’t Have a Comprehensive Strategy’ In Syria

Daniel Halper · November 10, 2015 1:28 pm