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an Oil, Mining, And Construction Projects. The Washington Post (5/20, 10.52M) says that "as the fighting winds down across much of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad's two main backers, Iran and Russia, have been competing for influence and the spoils of war." According to the Post, "Both have been vying for contra

s down across much of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad's two main backers, Iran and Russia, have been co

bear arms as the right to make armed threats." COUNTER-TERRORISM DHS To Track Domestic Extremists On Social Media. The AP (5/20, Merchant) reports the Department of Homeland Security plans to increase social media monitoring "as part of an enhanced focus on domestic violent extremism." The department "is exploring partnerships w

18.61M) reports the Administration has "embarked on its toughest round of economic sanctions against Syria, intending to break President Bashar al- Assad's reign over the country and stop a civil war that has claimed over half a million lives." Diplomatic and humanitarian assistance experts, however,

Verma, Yee, 18.61M) reports the Administration has "embarked on its toughest round of economic sanctions against Syria, intending to break President Bashar al- Assad's reign over the country and stop a civil war that has claimed over half a million lives." Diplomatic and humanitarian assistance experts,

ecret Service After Mothers Held At Gunpoint. The Washington Post (8/4, Mettler, 14.2M) reports Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) "sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service on Tuesday demanding information about an incident that played out last week near the Mall, where two mothers say uniformed

for President Assad to step aside." We invested little in aid or support to effect this. One year later, the president articulated his red line on Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons. Rightly or wrongly, he did so without obtaining a promise of congressional backing. But when proof of that use became unmi

he U.S. approach to Syria has been a combination of bluster and retreat. In August 2011, President Obama said that "the time has come for President Assad to step aside." We invested little in aid or support to effect this. One year later, the president articulated his red line on Bashar al-Assad's us

resolute action is the only way to restore lasting stability that promotes security at home and around the globe. Michael Chertoff was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009. He co-founded and is chairman of the Chertoff Group, a global security and risk management advisory firm. Article 4 Washington

ing Saudi, the kingdom is nervous of what might be next. Similarly with Syria, where, with a second refugee camp being built in Jordan and with the Assad regime looking like exerting control again, that would leave hundreds of thousands of refugees permanently in Jordan, which is already vulnerable.

said a former congressional staffer who attended another classified briefing in late 2013, one of several in recent months given by officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the State Department, the FBI and the National Counterintelligence Directorate. The intelligence agencies didn't go into specifics, the for

ties even where the committee only sees difficulties. On Syria, for example, the report notes that 'Russia views its intervention in support of the Assad regime as a success, and it is dear that its presence in Syria presents the West with difficulty in supporting peace in the region. Russia's increa

" On Fox News The Story (7/21), Wolf said, "We have clear authority. We outlined that on several occasions. The Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security protects almost 9,000 federal facilities across the country. They do that in Portland. Portland is the only city that we have this radical violence

ings nstitution, June 30, 2016. Joint Statement, Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National ntelligenc

uter network, according to a joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intellige

ce with respect to the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and a stabilizing force with respect to keeping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in place in the absence of any attractive alternatives. Syria would not have made as much progress in pushing back ISIL and the rebels without Russia