Ash Carter speaks with reporters aboard an Air Force E4-B aircraft as he flies to Brussels, Feb. 9, 2016, to attend NATO meetings for defense ministers. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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Ash Carter Meets NATO Defense Leaders to Defeat ISIS

February 11, 2016February 15, 2016 RMN News Ash Carter, Defense, ISIL, ISIS, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO, Poland, Warsaw

The U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is in Brussels to attend a NATO defense ministers meeting and to meet for

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A street lined with rubble and destroyed buildings in the Old City area of Homs, Syria. Photo: UNICEF / Nasar Ali

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Intra-Syrian Talks for Ceasefire Delayed

January 26, 2016January 27, 2016 RMN News Ceasefire, Syria, UN

Intra-Syrian talks that were scheduled to begin in Geneva Monday under United Nations sponsorship will now start on Friday. The

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On 11 January 2016 in Madaya, Rural Damascus, women and their families wait for permissions to leave the besieged town. Photo credit: UNICEF / Al Saleh, WFP

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Syria: ‘Starvation as a Weapon Is a War Crime’

January 16, 2016January 19, 2016 RMN News Crime, Starvation, Syria, War, Weapon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the situation is “utterly unconscionable” in Syria and warned that the use of starvation

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Families fleeing violence in Ramadi, Anbar province, walk across Bzebiz Bridge into Baghdad province in Iraq. Photo: UNICEF / Wathiq Khuzaie

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Has Iraq Taken Back Ramadi from ISIS Terrorists?

December 31, 2015January 3, 2016 RMN News Iraq, ISIS, Ramadi, Terrorists

As reports suggest, the Iraqi forces have taken the city of Ramadi back from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 19, 2015.

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U.S. Deploys 220,000 People in 100 Countries to Protect America

December 23, 2015December 24, 2015 RMN News America, Ash Carter, ISIL, ISIS

Thousands of U.S. service members and Defense Department civilians are serving around the world during the holidays to protect America,

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Syrian Journalist’s Murder Denounced by UN Agency

December 22, 2015December 24, 2015 RMN News ISIL, Journalist, Murder, Syrian, UN

The United Nations agency responsible for defending the freedom of the media denounced Monday the murder of a Syrian journalist

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