By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Senate narrowly defeated a War Powers Resolution on Thursday that would have directed President Trump to end the war with Iran, though the vote doesn’t negate the Iran War Powers Resolution that was passed by both the Senate and the House several months ago. Continue reading “Senate Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution”

By Fadi Ibrahim and Sam Kimball – Drop Site News

NAWA, Syria—”The Israelis passed through five other villages to get to us,” Abdullah Al-Saqr said. The septuagenarian was sitting on an embroidered cushion in a darkened room surrounded by other men from Nawa, a small town in southwestern Syria with houses built of concrete and basalt—the signature black volcanic rock pulled from the earth of Daraa province. Continue reading “As Damascus Hangs Back, Syrians Have Been Left to Fend Off Israeli Occupation on Their Own”