February 29, 2016
By The AP
Beirut — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (click here) as a fragile cease-fire enters its third day (all times local):
By The AP
Beirut — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (click here) as a fragile cease-fire enters its third day (all times local):
8:45 p.m.
The
secretary-general of NATO says the cease-fire in Syria is "largely
holding," though he remains concerned about the Russian military buildup
in the country.
Jens Stoltenberg made the comments on a visit to Kuwait on Monday.
Responding
to a journalist's question, Stoltenberg said: "We are concerned about
the significant Russian military buildup we have seen in Syria, with the
ground troops, with the naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean and
with air forces conducting airstrikes and so far they have mainly
targeted not ISIL but other opposition groups." He made the comment
using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State group.
He also stressed that "there are no plans about NATO providing ground troops for the military operations in Syria."...
That is absolutely correct. The US Congress has no interest in writing another AUMF.
Iraq should have the ceasefire that Syria has now.
But, the lack of an AUMF never stops Obama.
February 29, 2016
But, the lack of an AUMF never stops Obama.
February 29, 2016
Washington (CNN)
The U.S. Army's elite Delta Force operations to target, (click here) capture or kill top ISIS operatives
have begun in Iraq, after several weeks of covert preparation, an
administration official with direct knowledge of the force's activities
told CNN.
The official said the
group has spent the last several weeks preparing, including setting up
safe houses, establishing informant networks and coordinating operations
with Iraqi and Peshmerga units. It's the same strategy that Special
Operations forces have used in previous deployments to combat zones....
Mr. Beyer is 36 years old.
February 26, 2016
By Corey Dickstein
Washington – It was react or die. (click here)
February 26, 2016
By Corey Dickstein
Washington – It was react or die. (click here)
That’s how Navy SEAL Edward C. Byers Jr. described the night of Dec. 8,
2012, when his unit rescued Dr. Dilip Joseph from the Taliban deep in
the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
Byers was the second SEAL through the door of a tiny, one-room building
where Joseph was held hostage. As bullets zipped across the room, Byers
leaped on top the doctor, using his own body armor to shield the
captive as his fellow SEALs exchanged gun fire with enemy fighters.
“Anyone who has been in combat knows that in those moments you either
react or you get killed,” Byers said in a Navy video released Friday.
As Byers protected Joseph, he spotted an AK-47-wielding Taliban guard
just inches away. He continued to shield Joseph with his body as he
grabbed the gunman by the throat, pinning him to a wall long enough for
another SEAL to shoot him dead....
