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23 Mar 2017, 11:16 am by Jordan Brunner
” The New York Times tells us that hundreds of fighters belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces, along with their U.S. military advisors, have begun a major operation to cut off western approaches to Raqqa, backed by American artillery and attack helicopters. [read post]
22 Mar 2017, 11:13 am by Jordan Brunner
Meanwhile, CNN tells us that the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces have launched a major offensive, backed up by U.S. forces, against a vital dam near Raqqa, Syria. [read post]
22 Mar 2017, 5:30 am by Rep. Adam Schiff
  As the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I feel an air of semi-permanent crisis settling over the nation’s capital, where there is a palpable disquiet that I have never seen in the decade and a half I’ve served in Congress. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 1:30 pm by Jordan Brunner
Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that it has embedded servicemen with units of the YPG in northern Syria, but said they were there to monitor a ceasefire between Kurdish forces and rival Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 12:09 pm by Jordan Brunner
The Times of Israel tells us that the Israeli Air Force shot down an incoming anti-aircraft Syrian missile with an Arrow defense battery early this morning, in the first reported use of the advanced system. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 9:53 am by Jordan Brunner
Their deployment adds conventional U.S. troops to the U.S. special forces that have been acting as advisors to Syrian rebels in the country for months. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 12:00 pm by Jeh Johnson
  We had settled only 1,600 Syrian refugees the year before. [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]
28 Feb 2017, 9:00 am by Daniel Byman
Ground forces can also offer more precise targeting intelligence for air strikes. [read post]
22 Feb 2017, 7:13 am by David Schenker
Special Forces troops were killed by a Jordanian army officer at the entrance to King Faisal Air Base in the country’s south. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 10:58 am by Jordan Brunner
The New York Times informs us that a former Syrian rebel who took part in the mass killing of seven captured Syrian soldiers in 2012 was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in Sweden, where he had applied for asylum. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 9:30 am by Jordan Brunner
Al Jazeera notes that Syrian peace talks that were due to begin today in Kazakhstan have been delayed by one day. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 11:05 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Jordan Brunner
Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the online legal wrangling might move too slowly for his taste. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 10:20 am by Jordan Brunner
Russia intervened to halt a struggle between Syrian government forces and Turkey-backed Syrian rebels in northern Syria near the village of al-Bab, according to Reuters. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 10:51 am by Jordan Brunner
BBC reports that a Russian air strike mistakenly killed three Turkish soldiers who were supporting Syrian rebels in an effort to capture the city of al-Bab from ISIS. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 10:12 am by Jordan Brunner
The New York Times informs us that during a speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Trump accused the media of downplaying the threat that ISIS poses, claiming that the media “have their reasons,” for doing so. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 9:26 am by Jordan Brunner
Trump and other officials, including Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) flew to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday to meet with Owens’ family. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 8:07 pm by Nora Ellingsen
Green card holders live in the United States as our neighbors and serve in our Armed Forces. [read post]
20 Jan 2017, 6:00 am by Daniel Byman
But does that mean they will be a disaster, or might they be a breath of fresh air? [read post]