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Ilhan Omar votes 'present' on bill condemning Armenian genocide

October 30, 2019

Ilhan Omar votes 'present' on bill condemning Armenian genocide

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Tuesday refused to support a congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, saying it was important first to condemn the preceding "mass slaughter" of "hundreds of millions of indigenous people," as well as the "transatlantic slave trade."

Israel's UN ambassador condemns Erdogan's support of terrorism

October 28, 2019

Israel's UN ambassador condemns Erdogan's support of terrorism

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Monday accused Turkey of being a hub for regional terrorism while saying its recent incursion into Syria has resulted in the strengthening of the Islamic State terror network.

Al-Baghdadi informant was inside compound at time of raid, Kurdish general tells Fox News

October 28, 2019

Al-Baghdadi informant was inside compound at time of raid, Kurdish general tells Fox News

The U.S. raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was months in the making and involved significant intelligence from Kurdish allies in Syria – including a rare informant at the heart of ISIS who was inside the compound at the time of the raid, Fox News has learned.

Jim Hanson: The caliph is dead — now, here's how the US can exit from Syria

October 27, 2019

Jim Hanson: The caliph is dead — now, here's how the US can exit from Syria

We must solidify the gains we have made and ensure that Assad and Iran do not have a path to undo these successes and create the land bridge to the Mediterranean the mullahs in Tehran so desperately crave.

Imprisoned ISIS fighters want forgiveness, but is anyone willing to give it?

October 26, 2019

Imprisoned ISIS fighters want forgiveness, but is anyone willing to give it?

Northern Syria has become a geopolitical cauldron – Syrians, Russians, Kurds, Iranians, Turks, and now the U.S. back in to compete for influence.

At ISIS prisoner camp in Syria, Benjamin Hall 'struck' by scarcity of guards

October 25, 2019

At ISIS prisoner camp in Syria, Benjamin Hall 'struck' by scarcity of guards

Fox News’ Benjamin Hall recently spoke to ISIS prisoners in Syria weeks after President Trump made the decision to withdraw U.S. forces, and after Turkey launched a military offensive against the Kurds. He said he was struck by how few guards there were at the prison.

Reporter's Notebook: In northern Syria, an uncertain way forward

October 24, 2019

Reporter's Notebook: In northern Syria, an uncertain way forward

There’s a strange feeling across Northern Syria. People are stuck between war and peace, between what came before – the optimism and freedom of defeating the Islamic State caliphate – and the unknowns of what comes next, as Russian, Syrian and Turkish troops move in and face off, while U.S. troops move out.

Pentagon 'likely' deploying tanks to Syria, officials say

October 24, 2019

Pentagon 'likely' deploying tanks to Syria, officials say

The Pentagon is "likely" to order tanks and hundreds of soldiers to eastern Syria, U.S. officials tell Fox News.

Graham, other senators ask Pompeo to expedite visa for Kurdish commander in Syria

October 24, 2019

Graham, other senators ask Pompeo to expedite visa for Kurdish commander in Syria

A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday requested the State Department expedite a visa for the Kurdish commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) so he could travel to the U.S. and speak firsthand to the situation happening on the ground in Syria.

Victor Davis Hanson: US fears nuclear nightmare with unreliable ally – A scary ‘Doctor Strangelove’ scenario

October 24, 2019

Victor Davis Hanson: US fears nuclear nightmare with unreliable ally – A scary ‘Doctor Strangelove’ scenario

Not since the U.S. came to Josef Stalin's aid has America so disliked and so feared a valuable but utterly untenable ally.