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U.S.-Russia Ties Crumble Under Weight of Syria, Nuclear Pact
Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Ties between Russia and the U.S. deteriorated further on Monday after the Obama administration proclaimed bilateral peace talks over Syria dead and Moscow suspended a 16-year-old treaty meant to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation.
U.S. deploys more troops to Iraq for showdown with Islamic State
Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2016
The U.S. and Iraq took a big step closer to a showdown with Islamic State fighters Wednesday as the Pentagon announced that 615 more U.S. soldiers are heading to Iraq in anticipation of the battle to liberate Mosul,…
Kerry threatens Russia with end to joint Syria diplomacy
Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry threatened on Wednesday to end all cooperation between the United States and Russia to stop Syria’s civil war, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. More than 250 people are believed…
War Rages in Aleppo As Ceasefire Collapses
Posted on Monday, September 26, 2016
Syrian forces pounded rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 85 people and wounding more than 300 others, an activist group reported. The bombardment destroyed residential centers, overwhelmed hospitals and angered diplomats meeting at the United Nations.
US to shift military assets to Syria under deal
Posted on Friday, September 16, 2016
The U.S. military will have to shift surveillance aircraft from other regions and increase the number of intelligence analysts to coordinate attacks with Russia under the Syria cease-fire deal partly in order to target militants the U.S. has…
America’s ‘Ultimate Failure’ in Afghanistan: Corruption by the Billions
Posted on Friday, September 16, 2016
A blistering new report blasts the U.S. government's pouring of billions of dollars into projects in Afghanistan with inadequate oversight that in many cases fueled corruption on unprecedented levels and ultimately undermined America's mission there.
US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2016
The United States and Russia working in lockstep against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. A rejuvenated truce that will compel President Bashar Assad’s air and ground forces to pull back. New flows of badly…
Obama and Putin meet in China amid struggle for Syria deal
Posted on Monday, September 5, 2016
The United States and Russia struggled Monday to keep alive negotiations to end the bloodshed between US-backed rebels and Syria’s Russian-aligned regime. Even as top diplomats vowed to keep trying, President Barack Obama expressed skepticism that an unlikely…
Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months
Posted on Monday, September 5, 2016
Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
