Tag: Syria

Deep Dive (Feb. 26): Russia Says US Warning for Syria Airstrike “No Value”

The U.S. military has conducted its first known air strike under the Biden administration. The Pentagon says it is retaliation against Iran-backed militias that attacked Americans in Iraq. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the United States gave Russia a four to five minute warning before the strikes. He says it wasn’t enough and…


Kaine Demands Briefing on Why Biden Authorized Syrian Airstrikes

Several Democrats on Friday said they want information on why the Biden administration launched airstrikes in Syria. “The American people deserve to hear the Administration’s rationale for these strikes and its legal justification for acting without coming to Congress. Offensive military action without congressional approval is not constitutional absent extraordinary circumstances. Congress must be fully briefed…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Feb. 26)

President Joe Biden orders airstrikes in Syria, in retaliation against Iran-backed militias. The defense secretary says he’s confident they hit the right target. One of former President Donald Trump’s top advisors gives a preview of Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. He says Trump will critique Biden’s executive actions, and lay out his…


US Strikes Facilities in Syria Used by Iran-Backed Militia in Retaliatory Action

WASHINGTON—The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by militia groups backed by the Iranian regime. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops….


US Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes on Iran-Backed Militias in Syria

The United States on Thursday launched airstrikes in eastern Syria, targeting sites connected to Shia militias groups backed by the Iranian regime believed to be involved in recent attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq. The retaliatory strikes marked President Joe Biden’s first overt use of military force. “These strikes were authorized in response to recent…


UN, Rights Watchdogs Urge Canada to Save Its ‘Arbitrarily Detained’ Children in Syria

OTTAWA—A United Nations rights advocate and Human Rights Watch Canada say the Trudeau government isn’t living up to its new international campaign against arbitrary detention because it is abandoning 25 Canadian children trapped in northern Syria. Fionnuala Ni Aolain, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering terrorism, says…