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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem waves after addressing the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Syria believes it’s on way to military victory

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Assad said U.S. airstrikes on Syrian troops in the country's east were definitely intentional, lasting for an hour, and blamed the U.S. for the collapse of a cease-fire deal brokered with Russia. (Syrian Presidency via AP)

Bashar Assad blames U.S. for Syria truce collapse: AP exclusive report

By Ian Phillips and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Security Council meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

U.S., Russia take Syria battle to new heights

By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Assad said U.S. airstrikes on Syrian troops in the country’s east were “definitely intentional,” lasting for an hour, and blamed the U.S. for the collapse of a cease-fire deal brokered with Russia. In the interview with the AP, Assad said the war, now in its sixth year, is likely to “drag on” because of what he said was continued external support for his opponents.(Syrian Presidency via AP)

Full transcript of AP interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad

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Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, struggled through an MSNBC interview on Morning Joe on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (MSNBC screenshot)

Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager evades ‘basic questions’ on MSNBC: ‘What are you doing here?’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

An Israeli soldier guards an Iron Dome air defense system in the Golan Heights near the border with Syria. From across the frontier, the sounds of war are ever present. (Associated Press)

For Israelis living on Golan Heights, concern grows of emboldened Syria

By Laura Kelly — Special to The Washington Times

Donald Trump advocates "extreme vetting" of immigrants from predominantly Muslim nations to weed out potential terrorists, coupled with aggressive coalition military operations in the Middle East. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump vows to ramp up aggression in ISIS fight, ‘bomb the s—-‘ out of extremists

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"It is essential to cut the financial links between ISIS leadership and operations in the so-called 'caliphate,'" said Juan Zarate, who was a national security adviser for President George W. Bush. (Associated Press)

Islamic State financing needs a crackdown, U.S. expert says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, walks on a street with officials after performing the morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Daraya, a blockaded Damascus suburb, Syria, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. Syrian President Bashar Assad says his government is determined to "reclaim every area from the terrorists, and to rebuild" the country. His remarks came just hours ahead of the start of a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia. (SANA via AP)

Syria cease-fire goes into effect

By Philip Issa and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

"This is something that's new in this war, not something you would've seen back in the Gulf War, but it's an important new capability, and it is an important use of our Cyber Command and the reason that Cyber Command was established in the first place," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters about fighting the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Obama launches first cyberwar against ISIS, cuts recruiting by 75 percent

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Smoke and explosions from the fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels rise in the village of Jubata al-Khashab as seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Bashar Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’ as truce looms

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

U.S. and Iraqi officials cast Ramadi as proof that coalition training efforts have paid off and the Iraqi military has improved since its catastrophic collapse in the summer of 2014. But some analysts say the fight that wrested the city from the Islamic State group highlights the military's lingering shortcomings and isn't a model for trying to retake Mosul. (Associated Press)

U.S. special operations troops in ISIS fight frustrated with limited role

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a meeting with governors in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, Turkey's education ministry says 11,285 of its personnel have been suspended amid suspicions they may be linked to Turkey's outlawed Kurdish rebels. (Yasin Bulbul, Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)

Recep Erdogan, Turkish leader, calls for U.S.-Turkey ‘joint operation’ in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Islamic State group received bomb-making supplies from private Turkish companies, a former counterterrorism official said. (Associated Press/File)

IS loss of border area with Turkey sharply harms group

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces, emergency services and residents look at the remains of burned vehicles at the site of a bombing in Tartus, Syria, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. Syrian state media reported that multiple bomb blasts have struck government and military targets around the country. (SANA via AP)

Multiple bomb blasts in Syrian cities kill at least 43

By Albert Aji - Associated Press

President Obama walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a group photo session for the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

China agrees on steps toward reducing steel exports

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with then-U.S. President Barack Obama in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Obama, Putin agree to continue seeking deal on Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during a press conference after the conclusion of the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Obama inherited chaos in Middle East, made it worse

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES