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Oct 01 2015
News
Syrian Opposition Says Russian Airstrikes Aren't Targeting ISIS
Russia says it has carried out at least 20 airstrikes in Syria. But many of those attacks hit areas miles from the ISIS strongholds that were initially named as targets. Syria's opposition says Russian forces are hitting any opponents of President Bashar al-Assad — and that civilians are paying a price.
NPR (Online News)Oct 09 2020
Analysis
A Contested 2020 Election Would Be Way Worse Than Bush v. Gore
It’s Wednesday, Nov. 4, and the vote count is too close to call. Neither President Trump nor former Vice President Joe Biden is conceding defeat, recounts are being conducted, disputes over recounts are being lodged, and a court case will soon be making its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. Trump has voiced his belief that there is widespread ballot fraud and as a result there’s
538 (ABC News)Oct 31 2019
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U.S. Recovered Valuable Intelligence in Baghdadi Raid
The U.S. military raid resulting in the death of Islamic State founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi also yielded an array of valuable intelligence concerning the militant group and its top leaders, defense officials said, providing details that likely will lead to future operations.
The Defense officials and Pentagon leaders on Monday wouldn’t detail the intelligence recovered on Saturday, but
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 06 2019
News
University of Alabama Dean of Students Resigns After Breitbart Publishes Story About His Tweets
The dean of students at the University of Alabama has resigned a day after the far-right website Breitbart News published a story focused on the black academic’s observations about racism in America. Breitbart, which has called Trump critics “renegade Jews,” described young Muslims as “ticking time bombs,” voiced proud support of the Confederate flag, and hosted a section dedicated to “black
SlateNov 29 2012
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U.S. Weighs Bolder Effort to Intervene in Syria’s Conflict
The Obama administration, hoping that the conflict in Syria has reached a turning point, is considering deeper intervention to help push President Bashar al-Assad from power, according to government officials involved in the discussions.
New York Times (News)Jun 28 2021
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Biden’s airstrikes seen as message to Iran while administration tries to revive nuke deal
President Biden’s decision to order airstrikes targeting facilities near the Iraq-Syria border that have been used by Iran-backed militia groups was a clear warning to Tehran while the administration continues to negotiate to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
Lawrence J. Korb, the senior fellow at American Progress Action Fund and a former assistant secretary of defense, said in an
Fox News (Online News)Jun 17 2016
News
51 U.S. Diplomats Urge Strikes Against Assad in Syria
More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration’s policy in Syria, urging the United States to carry out military strikes against the government of President Bashar al-Assad to stop its persistent violations of a cease-fire in the country’s five-year-old civil war.
New York Times (News)Aug 25 2014
News
ISIS Tightens Its Grip With Seizure of Air Base in Syria
Extremist fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria seized a military base in northern Syria on Sunday from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, further solidifying control inside their self-declared Islamic state spanning the Syria-Iraq border.
New York Times (News)Mar 25 2021
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‘They are, in effect, supporting racism’: Black leaders zero in on Dems' filibuster holdouts
Black civil rights leaders, voting rights advocates and elected officials are ramping up their lobbying of Senate Democrats to nix the filibuster, arguing that they can keep the rule in place or pass voting rights legislation, but not both.
In a half-dozen interviews, top officials framed the choice as existential for a party that depends on Black and brown voters — and they are
Politico