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October 5, 2017

To win in Syria, we need to fight both ISIS and Assad

Perhaps it's time to try the one thing we've refused to do—work with Syria's Sunni Arabs against Assad, Iran, and the Salafi-jihadis. This strategy is risky and might fail. But it is the only approach that can actually work.

October 5, 2017

Nobel Peace Prize: The odds that Trump, Kim Jong Un, Pope Francis will win coveted prize

From Pope Francis to North Korean despot Kim Jong Un and seemingly everyone in between, bookies have laid out their speculation on who the Norwegian Nobel Committee will choose to take home this year’s prestigious prize.

September 29, 2017

US military aircraft crash in Syria injures two

A U.S. military aircraft crashed in Syria on Friday, causing minor injuries to two service members, officials said.

September 29, 2017

Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Syria continues to suffer from Assad's wicked, horrible acts. It must end

In the past two years, the Syrian conflict has shifted from a war for hope and opportunity to one in which Russia and Iran continue to prop up their evil ally Assad, while also killing innocent people with impunity.

September 27, 2017

Syria cease-fire goes into effect in southern part of country

An open-ended cease-fire in southern Syria brokered by the United States and Russia has come into effect.

September 27, 2017

Father of 1st 'Occupy Wall Street' baby dies fighting in Syria

A former Occupy Wall Street protester died while fighting in Syria, the Daily News reported.

September 27, 2017

Iran foreign minister distances himself from US citizen's espionage sentencing, 'doubts' Syria used chemical weapons

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that his country has an entirely "independent judiciary" set in stone in its constitution, and deflected the notion that he or the government had much immediate authority in helping free the jailed Chinese-American graduate student Xiyue Wang.

September 27, 2017

Syria ceasefire brokered by US, Russia holding, but with flaws, 'tricks' in play

The Trump and Putin-brokered ceasefire went into effect early last week and has – for the most part – brought some peace and quiet to a small strip of war-torn southwestern Syria.

September 27, 2017

Turkey's leak of US military data puts troops' lives at risk, Pentagon says

The Pentagon slammed the Turkish government on Wednesday for releasing a state-run news service report pinpointing the locations of 10 U.S. military posts in Syria.

September 26, 2017

Syrians describe torture inside Assad prisons: 'Death is much better than this'

While much of the bloody Syrian civil war is played out to the world on social media – the falling bombs, the gun shots, the chemical attacks and the refugees flooding borders – there’s another much more silent war engulfing the devastated country.