Obama Admin Sought Secret Contacts With Assad Govt for Years | Initially hoped for coup, later just sought influence
US, Allies Pound ISIS in Ramadi Airstrikes
US, Allies Pound ISIS in Ramadi Airstrikes | Traps slow advance of ground troops in Anbar capital
Syrian Airstrikes Kill 20 Civilians in Damascus Suburb
Syrian Airstrikes Kill 20 Civilians in Damascus Suburb | Seven children reportedly among the slain
US-Backed Syrian Kurds Seize Northern Territory, Nearing Key Dams
US-Backed Syrian Kurds Seize Northern Territory, Nearing Key Dams | Dams serve as major source of electricity in northern Syria
Report: 200 Somali al-Shabaab Fighters Have Joined ISIS
Report: 200 Somali al-Shabaab Fighters Have Joined ISIS | Heavy ISIS recruitment ongoing in Somalia
US Launches Airstrikes as Afghan Troops Aim to Retake Sangin District
US Launches Airstrikes as Afghan Troops Aim to Retake Sangin District | Interior Ministry claims at least 50 Taliban killed in fighting
1956 US Document Planned Mass Nuclear Strikes on Densely Populated Areas
1956 US Document Planned Mass Nuclear Strikes on Densely Populated Areas | SAC study singled out ‘areas of human population’
Russia Dismisses Amnesty Report on Possible Syria War Crimes
Russia Dismisses Amnesty Report on Possible Syria War Crimes | Report warns of growing civilian casualties in airstrikes
Assad Aide: Syria Ready to Join Peace Talks
Assad Aide: Syria Ready to Join Peace Talks | Embraces UN resolutions on ‘road map’
UN Security Council ‘Alarmed’ by Yemen Ceasefire Violations
UN Security Council ‘Alarmed’ by Yemen Ceasefire Violations | Doesn’t explicitly single out violators, however