President Obama is pursuing two different strategies in two halves of Syria. One is working; the other is not. He’s making progress in eastern Syria, where the United States is leading an ...

Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria by U.S.-led coalition come after Obama’s initial reluctance to act there. Timeline lists major events leading up to U.S. action.

The upside to a win: Obama could get some of his juice back, both at home and abroad, and Congress would co-own the fallout if anything goes wrong in Syria. But some of Obama’s allies say it ...

This post originally appeared on Slate. When Barack Obama took office, the era of "dead or alive" foreign policy rhetoric was over. Even George W. Bush agreed this was a good idea. Obama's ...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (second right) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (center) sit with other diplomats before a meeting on Syria at the World Conference Center in ...

President Obama said Tuesday the United States carried out airstrikes in Syria to eliminate potential terrorist threats and won't hesitate to do so again in the future. "We will not tolerate safe ...

The Obama administration has made several U-turns in Syria policy, all to keep the U.S. out. With the rise of the Islamic State, that's proved impossible.

Former President Barack Obama said his controversial decision to not bomb Syria after Bashar Assad used chemical weapons on his own people “required the most political courage,” a new report ...

While some, like Texas Gov. Rick Perry, have suggested Obama's decision-making process amounts to "dithering," Katulis said that the lack of a military strategy for Syria doesn't seem that unusual ...

President Obama made a statement on Saturday to update the country on his Syria deliberations Members of his national security team briefed lawmakers on Saturday Obama overrode top advisers%27 ...

President Obama's foreign policy speech at West Point last week was in large part a list of all the things he doesn't want to do. Column: Why Obama has changed his mind on Syria - Los Angeles Times ...

Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria by U.S.-led coalition come after Obama’s initial reluctance to act there. Timeline lists major events leading up to U.S. action.