Adam Entous
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 07:33
The Obama administration has ruled out the possibility of working with the Assad regime in Syria to counter the threat posed by al Qaeda-linked militants, rebuffing suggestions that the U.S. might have to consider a counter-terrorism partnership with the regime.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 07:30
A Pentagon plan to aid Syrian rebels is emerging as far smaller than advocates hoped, ramping up slowly over an extended period while offering no quick support to moderate fighters, who are losing ground both to the Assad regime and to jihadists.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 06:53
Saudi Arabia is privately encouraging its allied tribes in Iraq to turn against a Sunni extremist insurgency, a pivot that could help calm sectarian tensions that underpin the uprising, Western and Middle Eastern officials say.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:46
Amid growing signs of instability in Iraq, President Barack Obama authorized a secret plan late last year to aid Iraqi troops in their fight against Sunni extremists by sharing intelligence on the militants' desert encampments, but devoted only a handful of U.S. specialists to the task.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 07:11
The U.S. since last year has been secretly flying unmanned surveillance aircraft in small numbers over Iraq to collect intelligence on insurgents, according to U.S. officials.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 06:17
The leaders of the powerful U.S. House and Senate intelligence committees said they could support arming a small group of specially trained Syrian rebels with a limited number of shoulder-fired antiaircraft weapons, a shift that could breathe life into a proposal long opposed by the White House.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 06:14
President Barack Obama is close to authorizing a mission led by the U.S. military to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the regime and al Qaeda-linked groups, a move that would significantly expand Washington's role in the conflict, U.S. officials said.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:30
The disagreement between a hawkish State Department and a dovish Pentagon, the officials from both sides said, is the latest chapter in an agonizing three-year administration debate over Syria.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 11:43
"Prince Miteb and Mohammed bin Nayef, they are in charge," the adviser said. The world will see a "new strategy for Syria—quieter, more open, not too extreme. There will be more politics to it, and probably much less military."
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:26
The senator was "satisfied with the end-use monitoring measures that the State Department will exercise to ensure that the Apaches are used in a responsible manner," a spokesman said.