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A picture shows destruction in Sbeneh, south of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 16, 2013. (credit: WARD AL-KESWANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Hamas Urges Hezbollah To Withdraw Fighters From Syria

The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking sectarian tensions, leveling unprecedented public criticism against a former ally.

2013/06/17

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., delivers remarks following a roundtable discussion with Vice President Joseph Biden and law enforcement and elected officials to discuss gun safety on Feb. 11, 2013 at Girard College in Philadelphia. (credit: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Dem Senator Reminds Obama That Syria Has Crossed ‘Red Line’

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday urged strong action in Syria now that the White House has said it has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces.

2013/06/14

White House: Syria Chemical Weapons Kill Up To 150

The Obama administration estimates that 100 to 150 people have died from chemical weapons attacks in Syria.

2013/06/13

US, Germany Tell Russia: Don’t Send Assad Missiles

The United States and Germany on Friday warned Russia not to endanger a planned peace conference for Syria or alter the balance of power in the Middle East by providing an advanced air defense system to President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime.

2013/05/31

File photo of a US Destroyer with an aircraft carrier (Photo by James R. Evans/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Navy Ships Form First Line Of Missile Defense

In the operations center on board the USS Stethem, sailors keep watch on a dizzying array of maps, graphics, sensors and radar data — all focused on North Korea.

2013/05/30

Senator John McCain speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa on the shores of the Dead Sea on May 25, 2013. (credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

McCain Praises ‘Brave Fighters’ Battling Assad’s Syrian Forces

Sen. John McCain on Tuesday praised the “brave fighters” battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad and renewed his call for the Obama administration to move aggressively militarily to aid the opposition.

2013/05/29

Sen. John McCain speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa on the shores of the Dead Sea, 55 kilometers southeast of the Jordanian capital Amman, on May 25, 2013. (credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

McCain Had Syria Trip Planned ‘For Weeks, If Not Months’

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with Syrian rebels.

2013/05/28

Sen. Graham: President Obama Using ‘Tone Deaf’ Approach To War On Terror

Republicans keep slamming President Barack Obama’s push to move the government away from a war footing and refine and recalibrate counterterrorism strategy.

2013/05/26