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Rep Amash Fact-Checks Newly Elected Congresswoman On First Palestinian Serving In Congress

Hanna Bogorowski on January 4, 2019 Newly elected Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar posted a list of celebratory firsts and records Thursday on Twitter, but Republican Michigan Rep. Justin Amash pointed out one falsehood. Omar, the first Somali-American elected to U.S. Congress, wrote “The #116thCongress has SO much to be proud of” before listing several broken…

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Former Obama Official: “We Always Knew” Syria Still Had Chemical Weapons

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Obama administration was not shy about boasting of the removal of chemical weapons out of Syria in 2013. “We could cut the deal that got 100% of the declared chemical weapons out of Syria. And people nevertheless, have been critical of one day of bombing versus…

Footage Shows The Aftermath Of Trump’s Strike On Syrian Airbase
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Footage Shows The Aftermath Of Trump’s Strike On Syrian Airbase

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Footage from Syrian television reportedly shows the aftermath of the strike President Donald Trump ordered against Bashar al-Assad Thursday night. Trump ordered the strike in response to what the Pentagon believes was a chemical weapons attack carried out by the Assad regime, which left 72 people dead. The…

DOD: US Did Not Target Area Of Syrian Military Base Where There Were Russians
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DOD: US Did Not Target Area Of Syrian Military Base Where There Were Russians

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The U.S. military purposefully avoided targeting areas of the Syrian base struck by Tomahawk missiles where Russian forces were believed to be present, a Department of Defense spokesperson said Thursday. No casualties, Russian or otherwise, have yet been identified, and the DOD also noted the Russians were notified…

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Video Shows Incredible Rescue Of Girl Buried Alive In Syrian Airstrike

by Rachel Stoltzfoos Rescue workers unbury a little girl trapped alive in the rubble of a Syrian airstrike and pull her to safety in new footage coming out of the city of Aleppo. The footage obtained by Sky News shows rescue workers carefully dig around the little girl, who is buried deep in a mound of rubble…

Russia Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Its Bombing In Syria, But Does It Anyway

Russia Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Its Bombing In Syria, But Does It Anyway

By Russ Read The Kremlin readily admitted Friday that it has not been able to distinguish between terrorist groups and the so-called moderate Syrian rebels when engaging in air strikes. The comments came from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in response to allegations for an unnamed high-ranking U.S. defense official who accused Russia of striking U.S.-backed…

CIA Wants to Give Syrian Rebels Anti-Aircraft Guns Capable of Targeting Russian Planes
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CIA Wants to Give Syrian Rebels Anti-Aircraft Guns Capable of Targeting Russian Planes

By Jonah Bennett The Central Intelligence Agency may ramp up efforts in Syria by supplying rebels with high-powered anti-aircraft weapons, which can target Syrian regime and Russian aircraft. Plan B is supposed to provide a backup to rebels in case the increasingly unstable ceasefire agreement with the regime breaks down, U.S. officials told The Wall…