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17 Mar 2017, 12:09 pm by Jordan Brunner
The Times reports that the U.S. military has denied reports by Syrian activists that scores of innocent civilians had been killed and injured as a result of an U.S. airstrike. [read post]
16 Mar 2017, 12:09 pm by Jordan Brunner
-backed Kurdish forces, who now have a controlling position in the Syrian town. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 11:33 am by Jordan Brunner
The attacks come on the sixth anniversary of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 8:20 am by J. Dana Stuster
At the heart of the planning debate is the extent to which U.S. troops will work with Kurdish forces in the Syrian Democratic Forces coalition. [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 10:45 am by Jordan Brunner
Mubarak will likely be released on Tuesday or Wednesday from the military hospital in Cairo in which he has been imprisoned for the past six years. [read post]
12 Mar 2017, 7:00 am by Darya Dolzikova
Russia’s operations in Syria are closely interwoven with those of Iran; the two countries share intelligence and military bases, support each other’s operations, and conduct joint counterterrorism training, all with the declared goal of fighting Islamic State—though more moderate rebel groups often wind up in Iran and Russia’s crosshairs. [read post]
10 Mar 2017, 10:21 am by Jordan Brunner
In an interview with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt, Sessions appeared to inaccurately suggest that defendants in military commissions trials do not have rights to defense counsel and discovery of intelligence, which is not true. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 9:53 am by Jordan Brunner
-South Korean military exercises, according to the Times. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 12:00 pm by Jeh Johnson
  We had settled only 1,600 Syrian refugees the year before. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 8:46 am by Quinta Jurecic
  Specifically, the suspension applied to countries referred to in, or designated under, section 217(a)(12) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12), in which Congress restricted use of the Visa Waiver Program for nationals of, and aliens recently present in, (A) Iraq or Syria, (B) any country designated by the Secretary of State as a state sponsor of terrorism (currently Iran, Syria, and Sudan), and (C) any other country designated as a country of concern by the Secretary of… [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 8:12 am by Rishabh Bhandari
The New York Times reports that the United States is bolstering its military footprint in Manbij, a northern city in Syria, as Washington looks to deter a complex array of Kurdish militias and the Syrian and Turkish armies from fighting one another as the campaign against the Islamic State continues. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 4:30 am by Alex Simon
The informal settlements in which many Syrians reside face frequent raids by the LAF’s intelligence branch, and young men complain of being arbitrarily detained, beaten, and accused of terrorist sympathies on such flimsy evidence as possessing cell-phone images of Syria’s opposition flag. [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 12:21 pm by Jordan Brunner
  The AP examines the different groups currently converging on Raqqa, Syria, such as Kurdish militias, Turkish troops, Syrian Army troops, U.S. special operations forces, and Russian troops. [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 11:08 am by Jordan Brunner
The Syrian army has now recaptured the city of Palmyra from ISIS forces with assistance from Russian air strikes, Reuters writes. [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 9:06 am by Quinta Jurecic
The address reiterated Trump’s positions on immigration and a ban on travel from several majority-Muslim countries, as well as his commitment to an increased military budget. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 12:16 pm by Jordan Brunner
Security Council will vote today on whether to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government and to sanction Syrian military commanders over their use of chemical weapons, despite a Russian pledge to veto the resolution. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 9:00 am by Daniel Byman
Ground forces can also offer more precise targeting intelligence for air strikes. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 9:27 am by Rishabh Bhandari
The Guardian reports that suicide bombers stormed two Syrian security offices in Homs, killing dozens with gunfire and explosions, including the head of military security. [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 10:34 am by Jordan Brunner
The strike was reportedly carried out in “complete coordination” with the Syrian government. [read post]