Tag: Syria
Rev. Jackson: Trump’s decision to bomb Syria was dangerous, deceptive
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Fifty-nine cruise missiles. When Donald Trump ordered the attack on Syria, he made an impetuous decision, turning his previous...
CLASHES INTENSIFY IN SYRIA FROM RUSSIA-BACKED OFFENSIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aJ-zV1wDXE
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Clashes intensified Thursday between Syrian troops and insurgents in central and northwestern Syria, part of what a top general called...
U.S. aircraft diverted to avoid Russian fighter in Syria
Washington (CNN)The U.S. military has had to divert two aircraft over Syria to ensure they could maintain a safe flying distance from a Russian...
THE LATEST: US AIRCRAFT REROUTED OVER SYRIA, AVOIDS RUSSIANS
BEIRUT (AP) -- The latest developments after Syrian troops, emboldened by Russian airstrikes, launch a ground offensive against insurgents (all times local).
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Russia conducts first airstrike in Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69yrZ-lmnmc
Washington (CNN)Russia has conducted its first airstrike against ISIS in Syria, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
The airstrike targeted ISIS military equipment, communications...
President Obama: U.S. Won’t Stop Confronting Islamic State
(WASHINGTON) The United States stood firm Wednesday in its fight with Islamic State militants who beheaded a U.S. journalist in Iraq, pledging to continue attacking...