A day after Pompeo talks up US role in the Middle East, troops start to leave Syria In a speech in Cairo, the secretary of state said Obama’s hope for “a new beginning” with the Muslim world was a dire miscalculation. By Ron Kampeas January 11, 2019 1:47 pm
A defense secretary leaves and a Republican argument on the Middle East explodes into the open A Republican schism on should we stay (in the Middle East) or should we go bursts into the open. December 21, 2018 2:35 pm
Syrian media blames Israel for air strike on Damascus airport The suspected Israeli air strikes hit a weapons depot outside the airport, causing considerable damage. September 16, 2018 12:33 pm
IDF sends reinforcements to Syria border but says it will not get involved in civil war there July 1, 2018 10:35 am
Donald Trump wants out of Syria. Israel thinks that’s a problem. By Ron Kampeas April 3, 2018 5:29 pm