Tag: Syria

FILE - This Aug. 21, 2013 file photo shows a Syrian military soldier holding his AK-47 with a sticker of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Arabic that reads, "Syria is fine," as he stands guard at a check point in Damascus, Syria. President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $500 million to train and arm vetted members of the Syrian opposition, as the U.S. grapples for a way to stem a civil war that has also fueled the al-Qaida inspired insurgency in neighboring Iraq. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Obama seeks $500M to train, equip Syrian rebels

Julie Pace · June 27, 2014 3:35 am

UN accuses Syria of impeding aid deliveries

UN accuses Syria of impeding aid deliveries

Edith Lederer · June 26, 2014 8:24 pm

Iraqi civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bombing in the southeastern district of New Baghdad, Iraq. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)

10 reasons why Iraq’s bloodbath is not George W. Bush’s fault

Larry Elder · June 25, 2014 7:21 pm

House intel chief: Obama’s blunder in Iraq threatens U.S. security

National Security

House intel chief: Obama’s blunder in Iraq threatens U.S. security

Paul Bedard · June 25, 2014 4:06 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a sticker reading "Toxic" on containers carrying Syria's dangerous chemical weapons, on the Danish cargo ship, Ark Futura, transporting the chemical weapons out of the strife-torn country, in Cyprus coastal waters. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons director general Ahmet Uzumcu said Monday, June 23, 2014, the final shipment of stockpiled chemical weapons has been loaded onto Danish and Norwegian ships for transportation out of Syria.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

National Security

Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons

TOBY STERLINGMENELAOS HADJICOSTIS · June 23, 2014 8:43 pm

Israeli soldiers load shells in their tank following the first death on the Israeli side of the Golan since the Syrian civil war erupted more than three years ago, near the Israeli village of Alonei Habashan, in the area of Tel Hazeka, close to the Quneitra border crossing in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Sunday, June 22, 2014. A civilian vehicle in the Golan Heights was targeted by forces in neighboring Syria on Sunday in an attack that killed a 15-year-old boy and prompted Israeli tanks to retaliate by firing on Syrian government targets, the Israeli military said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Syria: 4 killed, 9 wounded in Israeli airstrikes

RYAN LUCASJOSEF FEDERMAN · June 23, 2014 5:36 pm

White House applauds removal of chemical weapons

White House applauds removal of chemical weapons

Washington Examiner · June 23, 2014 5:11 pm

Israeli soldiers load shells in their tank following the first death on the Israeli side of the Golan since the Syrian civil war erupted more than three years ago, near the Israeli village of Alonei Habashan, in the area of Tel Hazeka, close to the Quneitra border crossing in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Sunday, June 22, 2014. A civilian vehicle in the Golan Heights was targeted by forces in neighboring Syria on Sunday in an attack that killed a 15-year-old boy and prompted Israeli tanks to retaliate by firing on Syrian government targets, the Israeli military said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Syria acknowledges Israeli airstrikes, calls them ‘flagrant violation’

Washington Examiner · June 23, 2014 3:13 pm

Israeli soldiers load shells in their tank following the first death on the Israeli side of the Golan since the Syrian civil war erupted more than three years ago, near the Israeli village of Alonei Habashan, in the area of Tel Hazeka, close to the Quneitra border crossing in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Sunday, June 22, 2014. A civilian vehicle in the Golan Heights was targeted by forces in neighboring Syria on Sunday in an attack that killed a 15-year-old boy and prompted Israeli tanks to retaliate by firing on Syrian government targets, the Israeli military said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli military carries out airstrikes in Syria

Josef Federman · June 23, 2014 6:14 am

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Beltway Confidential

Naming the Islamist militants in the news: ISIS or ISIL?

Charles Hoskinson · June 20, 2014 7:51 pm

Americans believe U.S. global prestige has worsened under President Obama. AP Photo

Poll: 55% say America’s global Image worse under Obama-Clinton

Paul Bedard · June 19, 2014 7:21 pm

President Obama announced plans to send a team of U.S. military advisers to Iraq to try help the country's security forces beat back an al Qaeda-inspired insurgency gaining ground across large swaths of the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Obama: U.S. will send small team of military advisers to Iraq

Susan Crabtree · June 19, 2014 6:37 pm