Israel Will Continue Operations in Syria Despite U.S.-Russia Ceasefire
On November 13th, Israel declared that it will continue to take military action in Syria against Iranian-backed fighters even as...
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Syrian Army Recaptures Deir ez-Zor City from Islamic State
On November 3rd, the Syrian Army (SAA) and its allies recaptured Deir ez-Zor city from Islamic State, which was the...
U.S. House Votes to Impose Sanctions on Hezbollah
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on October 25th to impose additional sanctions on Iranian-backed Hezbollah in an effort to...
SDF Captures al-Omar Oil Field from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with air support from the U.S.-led coalition captured the al-Omar oil field from...
Raqqa is Liberated from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they have defeated the Islamic State in Raqqa, the de facto Islamic...
Turkish Troops to Create De-Escalation Zones in Idlib
On October 12th, Turkish troops crossed the border into Syria heading towards Idlib in northern Syria to begin a new...
Iranian Influence in the Middle East: How the President and Congress can Respond
On October 10th Iran told the United States that it will keep “all options on the table” if President Trump...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Minority Populations in Iraq
In a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on October 4th, former Congressman Frank Wolf and Dr. Denise Natali from the...
Hostage Situation in Raqqa as the Battle Comes Toward its Final Phase
The Islamic State is on the verge of losing it’s self-declared capital of Raqqa, as U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
Russian Air Raid on U.S.-backed SDF
On September 16th, the Russian military claims it carried out an air raid targeting Islamic State (IS) members, but ended...
The Fight to Capture Deir Ezzor
Deir Ezzor is one of the last main strongholds of the Islamic State (IS) and there are currently two separate...
Israeli air strike on Syrian weapon facility
On September 7th Israel attacked a military site linked to the production of chemical weapons, in Syrian’s Hama province. The...
U.S.-led coalition air strike to block Islamic State
A US-led coalition carried out an air strike on August 30th to block Islamic State fighters from reaching eastern Syria...
Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa
On June 6, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an offensive on the northern city Raqqa, the Islamic State’s...
Trump drew his gas-attack red line 6 months ago
Originally published at WorldNetDaily WASHINGTON – Many of President Trump’s supporters are wary, some even critical, of the cruise-missile strikes...
The Center’s Fred Fleitz: Trump reestablishes American credibility
Fred Fleitz, explains President Trump's response to the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria. Watch the latest...