Opinion: U.S. Air Power Won’t Defeat ISIS
As Iraq and Syria Islamic State (ISIS) insurgent forces advance on Baghdad, some American political leaders, led by Sen. John…
Document: Report to Congress on Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation
The following is the April, 16 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation.…
MV Cape Ray Deploys on Syrian Chemical Weapons Disposal Mission
MV Cape Ray (T-AKR-9679) — the U.S. ship equipped to chemical weapons turned over by the Syrian regime — left…
Document: U.S. Response to Syria
The following is from the Jan. 14, 2014 Congressional Research Service report: Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response.…
New Reports of Syrian Chemical Weapons Attacks from Forces Loyal to al-Assad
Syrian government forces have reportedly launched a new round of chemical attacks against rebel forces outside Damascus, leaving scores dead…
First Chemical Weapons Leave Syria for Destruction at Sea
The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons have been moved out of the war-ravaged country in order to be destroyed,…
Pentagon Readies Ship for Syrian Chemical Weapons Disposal
The Pentagon is preparing a ship-borne facility to neutralize of Syrian chemical weapons at sea, a defense official told USNI…
Nimitz Leaves Red Sea
The American aircraft carrier that has been on standby in case of a flare up in Syria has left the…
Navy Identifies Lost Sailors from Sunday’s Knighthawk Crash
The Navy identified the two sailors who were lost at sea and presumed dead following the crash of a MH-60S…
Opinion: The Danger of Neutral Warships Entering a Combat Zone
The eastern Mediterranean, off the Syrian coast, presently is saturated with U.S. and Russian warships. The United States has deployed…