Apr 14 Watch 5:33 U.S., Russia keep from escalating conflict after Syrian strike By PBS News Hour Russian President Putin on Saturday condemned a series of strikes on Syrian targets, calling the military action by the U.S. and its allies "an act of aggression against a sovereign state." Kimberly Marten, director of a program on U.S.-Russia relations… Continue watching
Apr 14 ‘Mission Accomplished’ in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter By Robert Burns, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump's choice of words recalled a similar claim associated with President George W. Bush following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. missile strike wouldn’t have altered course of Syrian civil war, Kerry says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press A threatened, but averted, American missile strike to punish Syria's government for a chemical weapons attack last summer would not have been powerful enough to change the course in the Syrian civil war, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday,… Continue reading
Jul 17 Israeli Troops Briefly Enter Lebanon; Foreigners Evacuate Beirut By PBS News Hour Israeli warplanes struck coastal targets in Lebanon and troops briefly entered the country to conduct military operations in the sixth day of fighting Monday aimed at stopping Hezbollah's missile attacks on Israel. Continue reading