US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to extend immigrant visas to Syrian Kurdish fighters 6 Hours
US Army soldiers and US Air Force JTAC partners with the Syrian Democratic Forces to conduct an AH-64 (Apache) live-fire, March 20, 2021. (Photo: Sgt. Torrance Saunders/US Army)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have again introduced a bill to give special visas to Syrian Kurds who partnered with American forces in the fight against ISIS.
Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, and Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida Republican, reintroduced the Syrian Partner Protection Act on Monday, Law 360 first reported. The bill would extend the existing special immigrant visa program to some Syrian Kurds and their families.
April 28, 2021
The autonomous administration in northeastern Syria affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has confirmed that it will not be taking part in the Syrian presidential elections.
The Syrian government had requested that the elections, scheduled for May 26, be held in the areas controlled by the SDF in northeastern Syria.
In an interview with Basnews on April 20, Azad Barazi, a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria, one of the parties of the Syrian Democratic Council, said the presidential elections will not take place in the areas controlled by the SDF. He instead called for a dialogue between the autonomous administration and the Syrian government.
‘America’s Back’ at the Table: Cataloguing the Biden Administration’s First Security Council Presidency
The Security Council Chamber from the vantage point of the council s president. (United Nations Photo, https://flic.kr/p/Rm3qfG; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
In the first four months of his presidency, President Biden has promised to reengage with the world. He has vowed that America will repair its alliances, renew its leadership in international institutions, and restore its partnerships all with the intention of unraveling the Trump-era foreign policy doctrine of “America First” and replacing it with a new mantra: “America’s back.” The slogan has made its rounds in the State Department and has served as the foundation for many statements made by Biden’s most senior foreign policy officials, not to mention the president himself.
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Pentagon: Russia Suspected of Directed-Energy Attacks on US Troops in NE Syria
Posted by Scott Lucas | Apr 24, 2021 |
US troops in northeast Syria, January 2020
The Pentagon suspects Russia of directed-energy attacks on US troops in northeast Syria.
“Four former national security officials directly involved in the probe” said suspected Russian attacks around the world have been investigated since last year.
The briefings included information about injuries sustained by US troops in Syria. In one incident in autumn 2020, several personnel developed flu-like symptoms.
After publication by Politico of the revelations, the head of US Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that he has seen “no evidence” of the attacks.