Afghanistan’s president this week vowed to take “revenge” and “eliminate” Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) safe havens in the country after the group killed 63 civilians at a wedding, including children. ISIS claimed responsibility for the horrific attack at a wedding hall in Kabul late Saturday night that left at least 63 people dead and nearly 200 […]
Afghanistan Vows to ‘Eliminate’ Islamic State Safe Havens After Wedding Bombing Killed 63…
DOJ Rejects American-Born ISIS Bride’s Citizenship Claims as Judge Rejects Expedited Court Hearing…
Doubling down on an earlier decision by the Department of State, the Department of Justice said in a Monday court filing that the “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana “is not and has never been a US citizen,” CNN reported. The decision was in response to a lawsuit brought against the US government by Muthana’s father, who […]
Syrian Defense Forces Launches Assault on Last Islamic State-Held Area in Syria…
Syrian-Kurdish led forces are launching an assault on the last area still controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group in Syria. The “operation to clear the last remaining pocket of ISIS has just started”, Mustefa Bali, the spokesman of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said in a statement on […]
WATCH: Hundreds of Islamic State Fighters Surrendering in Syria…
President Trump and Secretary Pompeo Pay Tribute to Fallen Americans from Syrian Bombing…
Earlier today President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Dover Air Force Base to participate in a solemn tribute to fallen Americans. President Trump saluted the casket carrying civilian contractor Scott A. Wirtz of St. Louis, Missouri, as his body was carried from a C-17 military aircraft into a waiting van. […]
Holding Obama Accountable for Syria…
Like so much else in the last two years, the three-week political Sturm und Drang over American troops’ withdrawal from Syria says less about a fissuring present and more about a fractured past. Donald Trump’s now-modified withdrawal order (four months, not 30 days, unless he changes his mind again) was another sloppy policy move, but […]
How the War Party Lost the Middle East…
“Assad must go, Obama says.” So read the headline in The Washington Post, Aug. 18, 2011. The story quoted President Barack Obama directly: “The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way. … the time has come for President Assad to step aside.” France’s Nicolas […]
President Donald Trump Surprise Speech to Troops in Iraq (Full Speech Video)…
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump deliver remarks to U.S. military during a surprise visit to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. During his remarks President Trump outlines his determination to remove U.S. military from Syria and to hold regional allies accountable to retain stability and security. Additionally President Trump directly addresses the […]
Syria Sitrep – Syrian Army to Regain Northeastern Territory – Political Isolation Ends…
The fallout from U.S. president Trump’s decision to retreat from Syria develops as expected. Trump had announced a rapid draw down of U.S. troops in Syria. Later he spoke of a controlled process that would allow Turkey to take over the U.S. occupied areas in northeast Syria. That plan, probably initiated by National Security Advisor […]
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