The United States is seeking to re-establish a military hotline with Russia that has been vital in protecting both sides’ forces operating in Syria, the top US general said Monday. “We will work diplomatically and militarily in the coming hours to re-establish deconfliction,” said General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, referring … Read more
President Donald Trump notified Congress on Saturday of the US missile strikes on Syria days after the event, warning ominously of further actions “as necessary.” In a letter addressed to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate president pro tempore Orrin Hatch, Trump gave details on the missile strike on the Shayrat military airfield, launched in … Read more
The missile strike against a Syrian air base marks the first time the United States has directly attacked the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Here is what we know so far about the target and the outcome of the strike. At around 8:40 pm Eastern Time (0040 GMT) on Thursday, the US military fired 59 … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he had detected increasing U. S. hostility towards Moscow and complained about what he said was a series of aggressive U.S. steps that threatened Russia’s national security. In an interview with Russian state TV likely to worsen already poor relations with Washington, Lavrov made it clear he … Read more