The following is the March 25, 2019 Congressional Research Service Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. Read More
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Votel: U.S. Still Needs to Keep Pressure on ISIS After Syria Exit
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment watch an illumination round in the distance that was fired from their M777 Howitzer for an indirect fire mission in Southwest Asia on Dec. 2, 2018. US Army Photo
The U.S.- led military coalition needs to keep military pressure on the Islamic State even after the American withdrawal from Syria. And the U.S. needs to be prepared to still provide $4 billion yearly to Kabul after a troop drawdown in Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command commander Army Gen. Joseph Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Read More
Sailor Among Those Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria
A sailor was one of four Americans killed in an ISIS suicide bombing attack in Manbij, Syria, the Navy announced on Friday. Read More
Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria
The following is the Jan. 2, 2018 Congressional Research Service Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. Read More
U.S. Carrier in Middle East Focused on Missions Over Afghanistan, Maritime Security
Sailors huddle to communicate as an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 18, 2018. US Navy Photo
Afghanistan – not Syria – has been the primary focus of the air wing embarked aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) since the carrier strike group entered U.S. 5th Fleet in early December, USNI News has learned. Read More
Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria
The following is the Dec. 11, 2018 Congressional Research Service Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. Read More
French Ambassador Says Washington Could Do More to Help Shape Syria’s Future
The Bashar al Assad regime’s ever-tightening circle on Syrian resistance fighters could send a million or more refugees into Turkey and scatter thousands of Islamic extremists around the region, France’s ambassador to Washington warned Monday. Read More
Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria
The following is the Sept. 21, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. Read More
Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria
The following is the Aug. 21, 2018 Congressional Research Service Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. Read More
Experts: Iranian Influence in Syria Shows No Signs of Stopping
Iranian influence in Syria is in no danger of dissipating as its civil war rages on and millions more of its citizens may soon be fleeing their homes in a new round of fighting, a panel of Middle East experts said this week. Read More
