It’s been a month since the brutal reality of Syria’s civil war was driven home to the world by a photograph of the lifeless body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, washed up on the Mediterranean Sea’s shoreline. That image crystallized a massive, if belated, outpouring of concern for the fate of millions...

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Hundreds of Iranian troops and equipment have been transported to Syria ahead of a ground attack supported by Russian airstrikes to help President Bashar al-Assad recapture territory, Reuters reported today, citing Lebanese sources. “The (Russian) air strikes will in the near future be accompanied by ground advances by the Syrian...

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In his speech today at the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listed a litany of incendiary statements and violent plots made by Iran and its terrorist proxy groups against the Jewish state, but promised that Iran’s “plan to destroy Israel will fail.” He specifically noted that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

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The French government is currently investigating whether Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has committed crimes against humanity, Reuters reported Wednesday. The investigation, which is also examining claims of torture and kidnapping by Assad’s forces, was opened “on the basis of indications received from the foreign ministry” on Sept. 10, an official at the prosecutor’s office...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani insisted in an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday that Iran would continue to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as long as ISIS and other terrorist groups still operate in Syria. Look, in a county where a large segment of the country has been occupied by terrorists, and there is bloodshed...

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American officials have confirmed the presence of multiple Russian fighter jets in Syria, boosting Russia’s ground presence in that country with “significant air power,” Reuters reported today. One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were four Russian jets at the airfield near Latakia, a stronghold of Syrian...

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The Syrian army is now using advanced Russian weapons, a sign of increased Russian involvement in the country’s civil war, Reuters reported today. The reported cited a Syrian military source. “The weapons are highly effective and very accurate, and hit targets precisely,” the source said in response to a question about Russian...

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If her speech Wednesday at the Brookings Institution is any indication, Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy agenda will mark a break with her former boss, President Barack Obama, according to a Washington Post analysis. Notably, the Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of state advocated for confronting Iran more forcefully despite her announced support...

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The nuclear deal with Iran will give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a “fresh economic shot in the arm,” which will strengthen the dictator and add to Europe’s growing refugee crisis, Benjamin Weinthal, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote Saturday in an op-ed for the New...

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Russian troops, weapons, and vehicles have been sighted in battles in Syria supporting the Assad regime, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. The video footage claimed to show troops and a Russian armoured vehicle fighting Syrian rebels alongside President Bashar al-Assad’s troops in Latakia. … In further indications of Russian “mission creep” in Syria,...

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