Tag: Syria

President Obama has never faced this many international crises at once. And it's never been so obvious that he lacks the silver bullet to fix them. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Why perceptions of Obama’s foreign policies may never turn around

Brian Hughes · July 18, 2014 10:00 am

In this photo released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syria's President Bashar Assad is sworn for his third, seven-year term, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday July 16, 2014. Proclaiming the Syrian people winners in a "dirty war" waged by outsiders, President Bashar Assad was sworn in on Wednesday, marking the start of his third seven-year term in office amid a bloody civil war that has ravaged the Arab country. (AP Photo/Syrian Presidency via Facebook)

Assad declares victory, push to topple him tenuous

Zeina Karam · July 16, 2014 7:24 pm

This photo provided by an anti-government activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, show Syrian rebels standing next to a tank that was captured from the Syrian government forces at the al-Dahman checkpoint, in southern Idlib, northern Syria, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Syrian rebels rampaged through a Sunni village in the central province of Hama Wednesday, firing indiscriminately at civilians and killing more than a dozen of people, including seven women, state media and opposition activists said. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian rebels attack defense minister’s village

Sam Kimball · July 11, 2014 4:02 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2012, file photo, Syrian refugees cross from Syria to Turkey by the Orontes river, near the village of Hacipasa, Turkey. Across the region women lead about a quarter of all Syrian refugee families, which number some 145,000, the United Nations estimated in a report issued Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)

UN: Europe holds 4 percent of Syrian refugees

Washington Examiner · July 11, 2014 11:14 am

Republicans told Obama he needs to develop a strategy for dealing with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which now occupies parts of Syria and Iraq and is threatening the stability of the whole region, including American allies such as Jordan. (AP Photo)

Senate Republicans call on Obama to send military advisers to Jordan

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2014 7:09 pm

This Wednesday, July 9, 2014 photo, provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man helping children out of a damaged building following a Syrian government airstrike in the Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Islamic militants on offensive against Kurds

Bassem Mroue · July 10, 2014 5:28 pm

FILE - In this March 22, 2013, file photo, Staffan De Mistura, Italy's then-foreign ministry undersecretary, speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India. Mistura has been chosen by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to replace Lakhdar Brahimi as the international point man on Syria, diplomats said Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/File)

Diplomats: Staffan de Mistura is new Syria envoy

Edith Lederer · July 10, 2014 1:04 am

President Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Denver International Airport on Wednesday en route to Dallas. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Obama skitters, scampers and scuttles away from failure

Michael Barone · July 9, 2014 9:22 pm

National Security

Holder: Threat from Syria endangers Europe, US

Eric Tucker · July 8, 2014 10:03 pm

US starts destruction of Syria chemical weapons

National Security

US starts destruction of Syria chemical weapons

Lolita Baldor · July 7, 2014 6:02 pm

This Sunday July 6, 2014 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows weapons that SANA says were captured by Syrian government forces in the Sheikh Najjar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces last week seized the Sheikh Najjar neighborhood and a key industrial area, allowing them to choke off rebel-held parts of Aleppo. Syrian troops advanced inside and near northern Aleppo on Monday in what appears to be an attempt to lay siege to rebel-held parts of the country's largest city, activist said Monday. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian army tries to choke off rebels in Aleppo

BASSEM MROUEDIAA HADID · July 7, 2014 4:58 pm

Anxiety over the turmoil in Iraq disrupting oil output is easing as Iraqi forces push back against the Sunni extremist insurgency, but long-term fears remain that the instability could cause painful aftershocks -- especially if it scares off multinational oil companies that had begun investing in the war-torn country after years of holding back. (iStock Image)

Energy and Environment

Iraq’s oil potential goes untapped

Susan Crabtree · July 3, 2014 3:00 pm