[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ven as regional forces race to position themselves for the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, U.S. military officials caution nothing on the ground has changed yet. The U.S. on Friday dismissed claims Syrian forces were taking control of the northeastern city of Manbij, a key flashpoint between U.S.-backed Kurdish militias and Turkey, […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ithout offering specifics on what led to a declaration of victory against the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Syria, the White House defended both the declaration and the decision to start bringing U.S. troops in the war-torn country back home. The announcement, which seemed to catch some U.S. defense and diplomatic officials, as well […]
LONDON — A couple of years ago Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was shunned by the White House. President Barack Obama was overhead describing him as a “liar” and on the occasions the pair did meet the strained body language paid testimony to the mutual hostility. The two clashed over the peace process, Netanyahu’s Jewish settlements […]
On Monday, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein addressed the locking up of immigrant children in camps by the U.S. in a statement to the 38th session of the Human Rights Council saying, “In the past six weeks, nearly two thousand children have been forcibly separated from their parents. The American […]