BEIRUT – U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian forces announced their plan Sunday to retake the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa, saying they hoped Turkey would not “interfere in internal Syrian affairs.” The announcement by the Syria Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish, Arab and Christian forces, was made Sunday at a press conference in […]
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign woes have gotten bigger as his campaign manager Paul Manafort’s name has turned up in a ledger of illegal payments that were made by a network in Putin’s sphere of influence in Ukraine. The New York Times reported: Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Mr. Manafort […]
U.S. planes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, responding to the U.N.-backed government’s request to help push the militants from their former stronghold of Sirte in what U.S. officials described as the start of a sustained campaign against the extremist group in the city. “The first air strikes were carried out at specific […]
A computer data program used by Hillary Clinton’s campaign was hacked, the campaign said Friday in the latest revelation in a series of cyber-attacks on Democratic Party properties. Reuters first reported the cyber attack, and said a computer network used by the Clinton campaign was hacked. Federal officials confirmed to NBC News that the Clinton […]
