Syria
-
Russia remains central to Syrian civil war
CommentBrodsky interview May 22, 2013
-
Crisis in Syria: Sec. of State Kerry heads to Syria to press peace
Comment
Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.
-
Sec. Kerry: Syria is not rejecting US-Russia partnership to end violence
Comment
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is dismissing suggestions that the Syrian government might not join a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in Syria.
-
U.S.-Russia relations and the so-call "reset button"
CommentNovikov interview May 9, 2013
-
Syria, Russia and the prospect of war in the Middle East
CommentShaffer interview May 7, 2013
-
White House to give $100 million in aid to Syria
Comment
The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels.
-
Assad regime likely used chemical weapons, White House says
Comment
White House spokesman Jay Carney says there is certainly evidence that chemical weapons have been used. But Carney says the U.S. is highly skeptical of claims that rebels put them in play.
-
After Syria airstrikes, Israel returns to 'business as usual'
Comment
Israel signaled a return to "business as usual" on Monday, a day after its aircraft struck targets in Syria for the second time in 48 hours in an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.
-
Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalation
Comment
Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.
-
Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
Comment
This renewed effort starts with Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Moscow this coming week for talks with leaders in Russia, the Syrian government's most powerful international friend.
-
Israel launches airstrike against target in Syria, US officials say
Comment
U.S. officials say Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site. They say it does not appear that a chemical weapons site was targeted.
-
President Obama foresees no US ground troops in Syria
Comment
"I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria," President Obama said at a news conference in Costa Rica.
-
Israel claims "nightmare scenario" in Syria is coming true
CommentBrodsky interview April 29, 2013
-
Syria bomb kills 13, wounds 70
Comment
A powerful bomb rocked Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people and wounding 70, Syrian state TV reported.
-
That was the week that was
CommentBurkman and Fowler interview April 26, 2013
-
Syrian prime minister escapes assassination attempt
Comment
Syria's prime minister escaped an assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb went off near his convoy in the capital, Damascus, state media reported.
-
Lawmakers: Syria chemical weapons could menace US
Comment
U.S. officials last week declared that the Syrian government probably had used chemical weapons twice in March, newly provocative acts in the 2-year civil war that has killed more than 70,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
-
Hagel: "Syrian regime has used chemical weapons"
CommentGreen interview April 25, 2013
RecommendedRecent Facebook Activity
Only On 7
-
Team up with the Home Team afternoons at 4 on ABC7
"Katie" weekdays at 4pm on ABC7 followed by Leon Harris and Alison Starling on ABC7 News at 5. Click here to find out more about "Katie!"
