Tag: Syria

The refugee numbers have increased substantially as more thanÂ 1Â million people have fled war violence and economic instability in their home countries. (AP Photo)

Europe sees record number of refugees in October

Anna Giaritelli · November 2, 2015 6:56 pm

"The real reluctance members of Congress have is many of us are willing to support greater action, but we want to see a strategy, an approach that can lead us somewhere rather than incremental, too late, trying to catch up kind of activity,"Â Mac Thornberry said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

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Thornberry: No vote on military authorization without clear strategy

Jacqueline Klimas · November 2, 2015 4:04 pm

"They're not going to be out fighting side-by-side with forces inside Syria," Ben Rhodes said. "They're intended to be a force multiplier that will allow for those on the front lines of the fight against ISIL ... to hopefully have better results in the fight to take back territory."Â (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo, File)

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White House: Troops in Syria not on a combat mission

Jacqueline Klimas · November 2, 2015 1:43 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hand with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 20. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syria --Â in which Moscow is the latest and most powerful addition --Â must lead to a political process. (Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia working from position of strength

Washington Examiner Staff · November 2, 2015 12:00 pm

Rubio: Too many Senate votes predetermined

Rubio: Too many Senate votes predetermined

Daniel Chaitin · November 1, 2015 7:25 pm

Obama sends ‘less than 50’ troops to Syria

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Obama sends ‘less than 50’ troops to Syria

Nicole Duran, Charles Hoskinson · October 30, 2015 5:43 pm

"The threat is growing so quickly both in sophistication and in magnitude that it's hard to keep up with. But we're not catching up right here," said House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. (AP Photo)Â

Armed Services chair: ISIS response may be ‘too little too late’

Anna Giaritelli · October 30, 2015 5:11 pm

Cumberbatch has been giving post-"Hamlet" monologues urging patrons to donate to Save the Children.Â (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)

Benedict Cumberbatch on Syrian migration crisis: ‘F— the politicians’

Joshua Axelrod · October 30, 2015 5:04 pm

If the administration takes the recommendations from military commanders, it comes closer to breakingÂ the promise President Obama made to not put U.S. ground forces in a "combat role" in Iraq. (AP Photo)

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Report: U.S. will send more troops to fight ISIS

Anna Giaritelli · October 30, 2015 3:44 pm

Islamic State militants pass by a convoy. (Militant website via AP)

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The ISIS fight: More than guns and bombs

Charles Hoskinson · October 30, 2015 4:01 am

That strategy will rely mostly on an air campaign and aiding moderate forces within Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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White House: No change to ‘basic strategy’ against ISIS

Nicole Duran · October 29, 2015 10:43 pm

NBC dings Obama’s muddled message on ISIS

NBC dings Obama’s muddled message on ISIS

Becket Adams · October 28, 2015 10:14 pm