Syria October 26, 2019 Imprisoned ISIS fighters want forgiveness, but is anyone willing to give it? Northern Syria has become a geopolitical cauldron – Syrians, Russians, Kurds, Iranians, Turks, and now the U.S. back in to compete for influence.
ISIS October 25, 2019 At ISIS prisoner camp in Syria, Benjamin Hall 'struck' by scarcity of guards ӣƵ’ Benjamin Hall recently spoke to ISIS prisoners in Syria weeks after President Trump made the decision to withdraw U.S. forces, and after Turkey launched a military offensive against the Kurds. He said he was struck by how few guards there were at the prison.
Syria October 24, 2019 Reporter's Notebook: In northern Syria, an uncertain way forward There’s a strange feeling across Northern Syria. People are stuck between war and peace, between what came before – the optimism and freedom of defeating the Islamic State caliphate – and the unknowns of what comes next, as Russian, Syrian and Turkish troops move in and face off, while U.S. troops move out.
Syria October 24, 2019 Pentagon 'likely' deploying tanks to Syria, officials say The Pentagon is "likely" to order tanks and hundreds of soldiers to eastern Syria, U.S. officials tell ӣƵ.
Syria October 24, 2019 Graham, other senators ask Pompeo to expedite visa for Kurdish commander in Syria A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday requested the State Department expedite a visa for the Kurdish commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) so he could travel to the U.S. and speak firsthand to the situation happening on the ground in Syria.
OPINION October 24, 2019 Victor Davis Hanson: US fears nuclear nightmare with unreliable ally – A scary ‘Doctor Strangelove’ scenario Not since the U.S. came to Josef Stalin's aid has America so disliked and so feared a valuable but utterly untenable ally.
ӣƵ Flash October 24, 2019 Bill Bennett concerned about Syria cease-fire: Situation is volatile, will 'blow up again' Following President Trump announcing a lift of sanctions on Ankara, ӣƵ contributor Bill Bennett told “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday “I think this was a mistake."
Turkey October 24, 2019 Defense Secretary Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is lashing out at Turkey for its military assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters across the border into Syria.
OPINION October 23, 2019 Judith Miller: Trump claims victory in Syria – but what did he really bring about? The president’s announcement was intended to underscore the highly questionable benefits of his isolationist “America First” approach to foreign policy and his determination to end America’s “endless wars” in the Middle East.
Syria October 23, 2019 Rand Paul praises President Trump's 'extraordinary breakthrough' in Syria Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that President Trump's Wednesday announcement of a "permanent ceasefire" between Turkey and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is an "extraordinary breakthrough."
Syria October 23, 2019 More than 100 ISIS prisoners in Syria are on the loose following Turkey’s invasion, US envoy says More than 100 Islamic State militants who were being held in Kurdish prisons in Syria are now on the loose following Turkey’s invasion there, President Trump’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement revealed Wednesday.