US State Department’s top Middle East official confirmed by US Senate By Laurie Mylroie, Kurdistan 24 June 6, 2019 WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmed on Wednesday the appointment of David Schenker as Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs. Schenker is highly-regarded in the field, and he
One Step Closer: Senate Committee Passes Caesar Act Leader McConnell Must Move the Legislation for Full Senate Vote May 22, 2019 Washington, DC — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed (20-2) the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (H.R. 31), a bill which holds Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and Iran accountable for war crimes
Syria Caucus to Trump: Save Idlib Chairman Engel, Ranking Member McCaul Join Syria Caucus Co-Chairs in Bipartisan Effort to Stop Civilian Assault May 16, 2019 Washington, DC — Today, Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Co-Chairs of the Friends of a Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus, led a group of 33 Members
Syrian hospitals bombed by Assad, Russian troops after coordinates were shared with the UN By Hollie McKay, Fox News May 11, 2019 Over the past two weeks, Syrian and Russian warplanes have hammered the last remaining rebel-held bastion in the country's north – killing dozens and prompting almost 200,000 people to flee. Not only is
Congress’ Syria Study Group Urges Passage of Caesar Act Interim Report Confirms Assad Has Not Won the War, U.S. Must Respond to Chemical Attacks and Indiscriminate Civilian Targeting with Military Force May 10, 2019 Washington, DC — In a report out today by a panel of experts created by Congress to study and provide advice
Congress Can Still Help Shape the Endgame in Syria By Jameson Cunningham and Erica Hanichak, Fikra Forum April 25, 2019 Advisers advised, Congress criticized, and ground partners pleaded with President Donald Trump when he decided to rapidly withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops stationed in Syria. This policy ticked off a box, fulfilling yet another
Hope Remains: Commemorating the Eighth Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising Syrian People Still Strive for a Free and Democratic Future March 15, 2019 Washington, DC — Today, Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) observed eight years since the Syrian people peacefully demonstrated in the streets for freedom and democracy. “For Syrian Americans, the anniversary of
Trump budget nixes aid to opposition-held Syria By Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor March 11, 2018 The Donald Trump administration is seeking to eliminate economic and security aid to opposition-held Syria even as the United States gears up to significantly reduce its troop presence in the war-torn country. The State Department budget request for fiscal year 2020 released today proposes
Your Views: Sen. Kaine, let David Schenker go By Jameson Cunningham, Alexandria Times February 28, 2019 To the editor: The food fights between the executive and legislative branches over presidential nominations are not new to Washington. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ongoing spat with Sen. Bob Menendez (D- NJ) of the Senate Foreign Relations
