Syria

For US military leaders, Ukraine is a golden learning opportunity

The capabilities of the Russian military have been on display for several days now, its strengths, its weaknesses and general operational doctrines.

Defense

FILE - In this file picture taken on Thursday, March 29, 2018, a fighter, second from right, of U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council stands next to U.S. humvee at a U.S. troop's outpost on a road leading to the tense front line between Syrian Manbij Military Council fighters and Turkish-backed fighters, at Halawanji village, north of Manbij, Syria. A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the process of withdrawal in Syria has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Leaving Syria now could cost US intelligence source

Federal Drive

FILE - In this April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council soldier passes a U.S. position near the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to pull U.S. forces out of northeast Syria stunned the Kurds, who for the past three years have been America's partner in fighting the Islamic State group. The U.S. needed a partner on the ground after its takeover of the eastern and northern third of Syria, and found in the Kurds an effective, organized force. The U.S. armed the Kurdish militia, along with some Syrian Arabs and Christian Assyrians, and backed them with U.S. troops and airpower. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Removing troops from Syria would force end to contracts

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Donald Trump, Patrick Shanahan, John Sullivan

Mattis’ permanent replacement likely to face close scrutiny

Defense

After criticism, Trump pushes out Mattis sooner than planned

People

In this Oct. 27, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill. Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, Trump on Oct. 29 escalated his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the U.S. border as the Pentagon prepared to deploy thousands of U.S. troops to support the border patrol. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

US troops deployed at the border limited in what they can do

Defense

Foreign Affairs push into the Trump administration

Thayer leads USAID team bringing food assistance to Syrian refugees

People

Tim Blades, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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Obama to announce defense secretary pick Friday

Defense

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

Federal Drive

Syria, congressional agenda, and jobs

On this week’s Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts will discuss the summer’s employment numbers, and what Congress will be working on this…

Budget

Crisis in the Middle East

Middle East expert Eric Thompson will give us an update on the political uprisings in Syria and Egypt.
August 23, 2013

Fed Access

Chavez and Assad

Technology

The U.S. is watching Damascus very carefully today. Syrian President Bashar al Assad is hosting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Chavez has made no secret of his disdain for the U.S. and Syria and the U.S. don\’t work well together because of their relationship with Iran, North Korea and terrorist organizations. The Presidents and their ministers are meeting to review a series of 11 existing agreements. One of the big worries for the U.S. intelligence community is that relationship give enemies…