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December 30, 2019

James Carafano: US airstrikes in Mideast — sending THIS clear message to friends and foes alike

The strikes were a justified and proportional response to recent attacks.

December 30, 2019

US conducts airstrikes in Iraq, Syria after contractor killed, American troops injured in rocket attack

The U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday — days after a U.S. defense contractor was killed at a military compound in a rocket attack.

December 29, 2019

James Carafano: US foreign policy in the 2010s — are we better off than we were a decade ago?

In the 2010s we had Iraq and Afghanistan, Bin Laden and Baghdadi, Benghazi and Syria, Russia and NATO.

December 22, 2019

Israel airstrikes target Iran-linked military base in Syria, state media reports

Israel conducted an airstrike into Syria on Sunday night as air defenses in the country opened fire on missiles that had entered, state media reported.

December 21, 2019

Syria says possible drone attacks hit 3 oil, gas facilities

Near-simultaneous attacks believed to have been carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations in central Syria, state TV and the Oil Ministry said Saturday.

December 17, 2019

Pentagon budget would hit Syria, Iran, Russia with tough sanctions

The $738 billion Pentagon budget passed by Senate lawmakers Tuesday includes tough new sanctions on Syria, Iran, and Russia for their alleged war crimes committed during Syria’s nearly decadelong civil war.  

December 16, 2019

Connecticut man who allegedly tried joining ISIS is caught: 'I can kill'

A Connecticut man has been charged with attempting to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State, federal authorities said Monday. 

December 16, 2019

White Helmets rescue group founder died from fall in Istanbul, investigators say

James Le Mesurier, the former British soldier who founded the White Helmets volunteer rescue group, died from a fall, Turkish forensic experts said. 

December 12, 2019

Senate passes resolution formally recognizing Armenian genocide

The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution recognizing as genocide the Ottoman Empire’s mass killing of Armenians a century ago, a move which aggravated already-tense relations between Turkey and the U.S.

December 7, 2019

Newsweek reporter quits, claiming outlet 'suppressed' story on global chemical weapons watchdog

Journalist Tareq Haddad said on Satruday that he had resigned from his position at Newsweek because the outlet "suppressed" details potentially "inconvenient" to the U.S. government.