Trump portrays Mideast as a bloody sandbox, maligns Kurds
President Donald Trump is surfacing cultural stereotypes as he depicts the Middle East as a blood-soaked sandbox where people “play” violently because that’s “what they do” in that part of…
Vice President Mike Pence seeks Syria ceasefire Turkey had rejected
Amid the ongoing fighting in northern Syria between Turkish forces and their allied rebels and U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds, Vice President Mike Pence met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday…
Top Democrats walk out of White House Syria meeting saying Trump insulted them
Top Democrats on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting on Syria between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders when Democrats say Trump started insulting them, calling House Speaker…
Susan Rice Slams Donald Trump Over Syria: ‘Blood Is Going To Be’ On His Hands
Former national security adviser Susan Rice on Wednesday night slammed President Donald Trump for withdrawing support for the Kurds in northern Syria and essentially allowing Turkey to attack America’s battlefield…
Exclusive: Military leaders tell David Muir there is an ‘ISIS insurgency’ in Iraq, warn of breeding ground across Syria border
It is a familiar battlefield, but a different enemy for American troops in Iraq. Interested in Iraq? Add Iraq as an interest to stay up to date on the latest…
Hezbollah: Israeli drone falls, another explodes over Beirut
A Hezbollah official said Sunday that an Israeli drone went down over the Lebanese capital of Beirut and another exploded in the air, amid regional tensions between Israel and Iran.…
American charged with joining ISIS after capture in Syria
An American citizen captured in Syria has been charged by federal prosecutors in Dallas, Texas, for allegedly joining the terrorist group ISIS. Interested in ISIS? Add ISIS as an interest…
American citizen held in Syria by Assad forces freed, family says
The family of an American citizen who was held in Syria says he has been freed after months in captivity of President Bashar al Assad’s regime. “We are grateful to…
American citizen Ruslan Maratovich Asainov charged with becoming ISIS ’emir’: Authorities
An American citizen who allegedly traveled to Syria and became a sniper and weapons instructor for ISIS has been charged by federal authorities with supporting the terrorist organization, prosecutors said…
Feds arrest Syrian refugee accused of plotting terrorist attack on Pittsburgh church
The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Syrian refugee on Wednesday in connection with an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a Christian church in Pittsburgh. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer,…