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Syrian President Bashar Assad visits troops on the front line in Damascus. Officials said several jihadi factions, including the ruthless Islamic State, are gaining ground quickly against the regime's fighters in several parts of the nation. (Associated Press)

Russian, Iranian loyalty to Bashar Assad tested as Syria approaches ‘tipping point’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Kurdish women, one waving a flag of the outlawed Kurdish rebel group, the PKK, right, flash the V-sign and applaud while lining the road, as the convoy carrying the body of Hanim Dabaan, killed in fighting with the militants of the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria, is driven by through Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, Thursday, June 11, 2015. Keith Broomfield, 20 from Massachusetts, died June 3 in battle in a Syrian village near Kobani, making him likely the first U.S. citizen to die fighting alongside Kurds against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Islamic State fighters kill 200 civilians in Kobani, Syria, activists say

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

In a show of support, Iraqi Hezbollah scouts parade with a portrait of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Associated Press/File)

Iran bullies region, broadens influence outside Persian Gulf

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Kurdish fighters of the YPG, sit on their pickup in the town of Ein Eissa, north of Raqqa city, Syria, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Kurdish fighters and their allies have captured an Islamic State group military base in northern Syria under the cover of U.S.-led airstrikes bringing them closer than ever to the extremists de facto capital of Raqqa, activists said Tuesday. (The Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units via AP)

Kurds keep up offensive against extremists in northern Syria

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Cell phone footage captures the moment two gunmen shoot and kill a police officer on a Paris street during an attack on magazine Charlie Hebdo.

U.S. admits global terrorist attacks up 35 percent

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks in Washington on June 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Obama must deal with Syria’s chemical weapons

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Daily Briefing June 18, 2015

Exclusive Washington Times Daily Briefing (June 18, 2015)

FILE - In this April 16, 2015, file photo, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. Two of America's top military leaders will be asked to defend President Barack Obama's handling of the tinderbox of violence and struggle in the Middle East. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Martin Dempsey, who is finishing a four-year stint as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are to appear Wednesday, June 17, 2015, before the House Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Carter: Iraqi training goal to fall way short of recruits

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

A U.S. soldier trains an Iraqi security forces member in a shooting drill in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ** FILE **

House rejects proposal to bring troops home to force war authorization debate

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this May 20, 2015, file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the Blair House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

MICHAEL HAYDEN: John Kerry’s unreliable words undermine Iran talks

By Mike Hayden

Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures during an interview with the BBC, in Damascus, Syria, in this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Bashar Assad steps up chemical attacks despite Obama pledge he rid Syria of weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Regime change in Iran: The Iranian people want regime change, not appeasement

By Maryam Rajavi

What if American Weapons Killed in Benghazi Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: More to Benghazi than officials want to uncover

By Andrew P. Napolitano

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, a Turkish soldier stands on an armoured personnel carrier as in the background a flag of the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, is raised over the town of Tal Abyad, Syria, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Kurdish fighters with the YPG along with their allies Free Syrian Army, took full control of Tal Abyad on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the Islamic State group's ability to wage war in Syria. Mopping up operations have started to make the town safe for the return of residents, after more than a year of State group militants holding control of the town.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

White House claims credit for Kurds’ victory over Islamic State in Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Kurdish people waving flags flash the V-sign and applaud while lining the road, as the convoy carrying the body of U.S. citizen Keith Broomfield, killed in fighting with the militants of the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria, is driven by through Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, Thursday, June 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Keith Broomfield, first American killed fighting Islamic State, to be buried

Associated Press

Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, in this Monday, June 16, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo, File)

Virginia teen caught teaching extremists how to covertly fund Islamic State

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Islamic State fighters left a path of death and destruction as they blazed their way through northern Iraq last year and captured two key Sunni-dominated cities. Some analysts predict they will try to make further incursions during Ramadan, including in Baghdad. (Associated Press)

Islamic State keeps firm grip one year after Mosul’s fall

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

BRUCE FEIN: Rand Paul is right: Neocons created ISIS

By Bruce Fein

A Free Syrian Army soldier stands on a damaged Syrian military tank in front of a damaged mosque, which were destroyed during fighting with government forces, in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo on Sept. 23, 2012. Syrian rebels on May 8, 2015, voiced serious reservations about a U.S. program to train moderate rebels which U.S. and Jordanian officials say has kicked off in Jordan, dismissing it as a drop in the ocean that would not change realities on the ground. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Army website hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times