New video of what is said to be a 4-year-old jihadist firing an AK-47 in Syria has surfaced, alarming international experts and shining light on the frightening war in Syria. The boy’s father, who stands behind him, can be heard with others exclaiming “Allahu Akbar” as he props the barrel up on a street barricade […]
After all of the deaths that have occurred in Syria in the last year, it seems like there would be no chance of a toddler or baby being able to survive the violence. This week, a bomb went off in Aleppo, and what happened after that seems like nothing shorter than a miracle. In a […]
At least 83 people are dead after the Syrian government launched an aerial bombardment in Aleppo that targeted opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. According to the Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group, at least 27 children and eight women were among the dead. They also reported that 50 more people had sustained injuries in the bombardments. Helicopters […]
Here’s incentive for congressional Republicans to end the government shutdown. The GOP’s popularity has crashed significantly and Americans are blaming the Republican Party more for the shutdown than President Obama. That’s not it — the party’s popularity has declined to its lowest level in history, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Read about […]
It’s been more than four years since the King Of Pop’s death and on Wednesday, a jury rejected the notion that the promoter of Michael Jackson’s comeback concert was linked to his demise. If you recall, Katherine Jackson filed the lawsuit seeking to financially punish the company for hiring the doctor convicted of killing MJ with […]
Syria may still be embroiled in a civil war, but a new agreement reached between the U.S. and Russia will likely smooth things over when it comes to Syria-American relations. According to MSNBC, the U.S. and Russia have come to an agreement on a draft resolution to enforce the handover of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s […]
All headlines mentioning Syria and the U.S. for the past few months might have been negative, frightening and heartbreaking, but there finally might be some peace to the story. A few weeks ago, the U.S. and other countries gave Syria a deadline to come up with a chemical weapons disclosure, or else it would take […]
Ok, so this is a bit confusing. In an interview with Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Fox News’ Greg Palkot, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad finally admitted to harboring chemical weapons. When asked whether or not he had chemical weapons, he responded: “It’s not a secret anymore.” He then went on to say that he would follow […]
On the heels of talk to destroy Syria’s chemical weapon stash, the U.N. has finally confirmed that sarin gas was the cause of death in the Aug. 21 attacks in Syria. The report, however, does not implicate the rebels or the Syrian government in the attacks. “On the basis of the evidence obtained during the […]
Things between the world and Syria are really getting real. The United States and Russia have reportedly reached an agreement in order to seize chemical weapons in Syria also involving the country turning over an accounting of its arsenal. According to the Washington Post, if Syria fails to do so, the U.N. could allow a […]
President Obama may have asked to delay the vote to strike against Syria, but that’s not stopping the CIA from arming rebels with weapons to aid in their fight. The shipment of weapons ends a months-long delay in aid promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures. According to the Washington […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin has a message for the U.S. – striking Syria is totally not a good idea. In a NYT op-ed titled “A Plea For Caution From Russia,” Putin writes that the strike “will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria’s borders. A strike would increase […]
