The US military fired on and sank three boats operated by Iran-backed Houthi rebels – killing their crews – after the militants tried to attack a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea early Sunday, officials said. Helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely warships opened fire on “four Iranian-backed Houthi small boats,” sinking three of […]
US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kill gunmen in attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
December 31, 2023 by
McCarthy ally to Republican rebels: Go ahead, make my day
October 19, 2023 by
Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Garret Graves has a plan to end the debate on whether Speaker Kevin McCarthy should be removed from his post: forcing a vote himself on the question of whether to remove the speaker. Graves, a staunch
‘Trying to figure it out’: McCarthy’s conservative rebels struggle with next steps
August 17, 2023 by
Rep. Scott Perry, chair of the House Freedom Caucus, described this fall’s government funding debate as “front and center” for conservatives, as it “should be.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO Conservative hardliners are already agitating for their next fight with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts. Beyond that, though, they don’t
UK Study: During Obama Presidency US Weapons Took Two Months to Go From Syrian Rebels to ISIS.
December 15, 2017 by
Obama’s Middle East Strategy Was Clearly the Worst Foreign Policy Strategy in US History President Obama’s failed policies created a nightmare in Iraq, Syria, Libya and the entire Middle East. President Obama, Hillary Clinton and the liberal mainstream media did not want Americans to know about Obama’s failed policies in the Middle East. However, the results speak […]
Trump tells Erdogan US will stop arming Kurdish rebels.
November 25, 2017 by
In a phone call on Friday, Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the US would stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. Erdogan had been agitating against arming the Kurds in Syria for years, saying that the arms were being funneled to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) militia. NATO has designated the PKK as […]
IDF Preparing for War with ISIS, Rebels, in Wake of Possible Syria Truce
August 1, 2016 by
Russian efforts to reach a truce between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the various rebel groups in Syria appear to be progressing, so Israel is already preparing for the day after, when it is safe to expect that Jihadists will turn their attention to the “Zionist enemy.” According to Israeli media reports, the Golani Brigade […]
Obama’s New “Normalization”: Cubans Are Helping Russia Attack U.S. Backed Rebels in Syria
October 15, 2015 by
If you’ve been paying attention, you know by now Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved Russian troops, tanks and air power into Syria and is actively bombing U.S. backed rebels who are opposing Dictator Bashar al-Assad. This situation has been developing over the past few weeks, but what’s new is the revelation Cuba is helping […]
US-trained Syrian rebels gave weapons to al Qaeda, Pentagon admits
September 28, 2015 by
Syrian rebels trained and armed by the United States gave at least a quarter of their weapons cache to al Qaeda affiliates in Syria earlier this week, U.S. Central Command acknowledged Friday. Syrian fighters voluntarily handed over equipment, including six pickup trucks and ammunition, to al Qaeda’s Syria arm, Jabhat al Nursa, according to a […]