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May 2, 2016

Pentagon: Russia, US agree to minimize risks in Syrian skies

The Pentagon spokesman says Russia and the United States have signed an agreement to minimize the risk of incidents as both countries carry out airstrikes in Syria.

May 2, 2016

Russian jet approached US aircraft to identify it, officials say

A Russian fight jet reportedly approached a U.S. aircraft in Syrian airspace this weekend in order to identify it, Moscow said Wednesday ahead of talks between U.S. and Russian officials about how to avoid dangerous incidents in Syria's crowded airspace.

May 2, 2016

Obama says Iran and President Assad represent Russia's entire coalition in Syria

President Obama, addressing Russian intervention in Syria at a White House press conference, said Tuesday Iran and Syria President Bashar Assad represented Russia's entire coalition "and the rest of the world makes up ours."

May 2, 2016

House OKs bill to force Iran to pay terror victims' claims

The House has backed a bill to block implementation of the Iran nuclear deal until Tehran pays some $43 billion in damages that U.S. courts have awarded to victims of Iranian-sponsored terror.

May 2, 2016

US and Russian military holding Syria talks

The Pentagon said it would begin talks Thursday with Russian military officials on ways to avoid U.S. and Russian forces firing on each other in Syria as tensions escalate over Russian airstrikes that apparently are serving to strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad.

May 2, 2016

Carter: Russian strikes will ‘inflame’ Syrian war, likely targeted non-ISIS areas

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, visibly frustrated at Russia's air campaign over Syria, warned Wednesday that while he's taking "the Russians at their word" about their intentions in the country, he thinks the strikes will "backfire" and only serve to "inflame" the civil war.

May 2, 2016

DoD accused of ducking Afghan child abuse controversy with 'lawyer-speak'

The Defense Department has responded to mounting allegations that U.S. soldiers were told to ignore Afghan troops abusing children by insisting there was "no such policy" at the time. But lawmakers and those who served in Afghanistan suggest that the Pentagon is leaning on semantics.

May 2, 2016

Russian jets on ground in Syria, as Carter speaks to Moscow counterpart

Russian fighter jets are on the ground in Syria, Pentagon officials told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, in the latest escalation of Moscow’s military build-up there -- as the Obama administration seeks answers from the Putin government on their intentions.  

May 2, 2016

Russian attack helicopters spotted in Syria

Four Russian attack helicopters have been spotted on the tarmac of a Syrian airport that the Pentagon says is being converted into a Russian forward operating base.

May 2, 2016

Russian troops reportedly join Syria fight, ‘prop up’ Assad

The Obama administration's hopes for Bashar Assad to step aside and make way for a democratic government in Damascus are being dashed once again -- this time, by evidence that the dictator's strongest ally is joining the fight to keep him in power.