Syria

The D Brief: Navy jet downed by US cruiser; Tech titans push tieup; Trump’s latest DOD picks; More Taiwan aid; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Audrey Decker and Ben Watson

Assad’s fall lays the ground for wider peace—if the US can seize the moment

A key will be reshaping the role of the Kurdish militants in Syria.

  • James Jeffrey

The D Brief: Troops’ pay in jeopardy; CENTCOM’s Syria surge; Army to cut 5% of generals; USAF may trim F-35 buy; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

US force in Syria is larger than previously known, Pentagon says

Military operations against ISIS are increasing, along with diplomatic outreach to the new government.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Israel pounds Syrian military sites; Taiwan gets tanks; Will AI firms eat the Pentagon?; One dead on Fort Eisenhower; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new Saudi deal; Austin’s defense diplomacy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Will Assad’s defeat be Putin’s Waterloo?

The narrative of Russia's ascendancy in 2024 is beginning to look like more fiction than fact.

  • John R. Deni

The D Brief: What’s next for Syria?; Defense-policy bill unveiled; New counter-UAV strategy; Some GOPers unsold on Hegseth; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

US strikes ISIS in Syria as Assad regime falls

“The future here will be written by Syrians,” a White House official told reporters.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: Rebels take another Syrian city; China’s big hack; Next DepSecDef?; NatSec poll results; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

How did Hayat Tahrir al-Sham come to prominence in Syria’s civil war?

The Islamist group, which spearheaded of the surprise rebel advance into Aleppo, is an offshoot of al-Qaida in Syria.

  • Sara Harmouch, The Conversation
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The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: Ceasefire pact in Lebanon; US strike in Syria; New SecNav tapped; Space execs’ pleas to NATO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Russia increases drone strikes; US troops attacked in Syria; Missing aviators declared dead; Trump’s radical view; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Hamas leader, killed; N. Koreans in Ukraine; Army simplifying networks; Boosted rocket production; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Fires in Russia; Rising morale in Ukraine; US fugitive fighting for Putin; Assessing troops in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks—but so does complete withdrawal

The decision to stay or withdraw is a strategic one that will reverberate across the region.

  • Sefa Secen
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The D Brief: Wanted: faster deterrence; Trade rules, eased; Navy’s multi-amphib buy; Taliban takeover, mapped; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Bracing for Iran’s response; ISIS rises in Syria; Ukraine’s 20-mile incursion; Longer Korean deployments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Putin sacks defense chief; Israel expands Gaza fight; Ukraine’s ‘withering’ air defenses; Damaged B-2 won’t be fixed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston