Trump defense head says US has stepped up attacks on Taliban since talks...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said that U.S. has increased its attacks on the Taliban since peace talks were canceled last month. "We did step up our attacks on the Taliban since the talks broke...
View ArticleNorth Korea missile test raises fears of new capabilities
North Korea crossed a major threshold with its weapons program this past week when it test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, military experts say.The test came just days before this...
View ArticlePentagon distances itself from Ukraine controversy
The Pentagon is working to distance itself from the controversy surrounding President Trump's communications with Ukraine that has plunged Washington into an impeachment crisis.Department officials in...
View ArticleHillary Clinton calls Trump's Syria pullout a 'sickening...
Hillary Clinton on Monday slammed the Trump administration's decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria. "Let us be clear: The president has sided with authoritarian leaders of Turkey and...
View ArticleNikki Haley criticizes Trump's Syria withdrawal: Leaving allies to die...
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday ripped President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria and allow Turkey to carry out an operation in the region, warning...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers blast Trump's Syria decision as 'grave mistake,'...
Republican lawmakers on Monday panned President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria ahead of a planned Turkish invasion, marking the latest break within the party over foreign...
View ArticleGraham, Van Hollen pledge bipartisan sanctions on Turkey if it attacks Kurds
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he and Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) will introduce sanctions against Turkey if it attacks Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Graham said in a...
View ArticleRand Paul: Trump 'once again fulfills his promises' with Syrian...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is throwing his support behind President Trump's decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria."I stand with @realDonaldTrump today as he once again fulfills his promises...
View ArticleTrump threatens to punish Turkey if it does anything 'off limits'
President Trump on Monday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria as Turkey plans to launch a military operation in the region, tweeting that he would "obliterate" Ankara's economy if...
View ArticleLiz Cheney calls Trump's Syria move 'a catastrophic mistake'
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, blasted President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria ahead of Turkey’s planned incursion, calling the White House move “a...
View ArticlePentagon insists US does not endorse Turkish operation in Syria
The Pentagon insisted Monday that the United States is not endorsing an impending Turkish incursion into northern Syria, despite the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the area.“The Department of Defense...
View ArticleRepublicans urge Trump to reverse course on Syria withdrawal
Republican senators are publicly urging President Trump to back down from his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria.The move, announced by the White House on Sunday night, has emerged as...
View ArticleSenators call for Trump administration to testify on Syria
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday called for administration officials to testify before Congress about President Trump's decision to yank U.S. troops from northern Syria. The...
View ArticleBipartisan lawmakers who visited Syrian border slam Trump's 'rash...
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers that recently visited the Syrian border said Monday that President Trump's "rash" decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria will "further destabilize...
View ArticleMcConnell warns Trump against withdrawing troops from Syria
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday warned President Trump against pulling U.S. forces out of key positions in Syria, arguing that it “would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the...
View ArticleTrump defends Syria move: 'It's time to come back home'
President Trump on Monday dug in on his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria as Turkey prepares an operation in the region, while members of his own party lined up to criticize the...
View ArticleMeghan McCain rips Trump, GOP on Syria decision: 'You feckless,...
ABC's Meghan McCain ripped President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, calling the White House and Republicans "feckless, unpatriotic cowards" for what she said on Monday's edition...
View ArticleFive things to know about Trump's decision on Syria, Turkey and the Kurds
President Trump has ordered U.S. military forces to retreat from northeast Syria, paving the way for Turkey to proceed with a long-planned offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces that were instrumental...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Republicans urge Trump to reverse course on Syria | Dems...
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View ArticleTurkey confirms strikes on Syrian border ahead of offensive: report
Turkey has bombed the Syrian-Iraqi border in anticipation of an offensive against Kurdish forces after the Trump administration’s move to pull U.S. troops from northeast Syria, Reuters reported...
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