Read some tweets from residents of Aleppo in the gallery below. Our prayers are with them.

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In an effort to ramp up the fight against the Islamic State, more than 50 State Department officials have signed an internal memo urging the Obama administration to carry out military strikes against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, according to CNN. The strikes against Assad’s regime would urge change in the only measure to defeat ISIS, writes […]

In his weekly address, Obama shared a message of love and compassion, but also gave the American people a subtle reminder about the history of Thanksgiving. The President acknowledged pilgrims arrived in America looking for a safe haven, much like the Syrian refugees of today.

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Just this week, Trump said there should be a database that keeps track of Muslims within our country. "There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases," he told NBC News yesterday. "I would certainly implement that, absolutely."

Despite pledging to bring home almost all American troops before leaving office, President Barack Obama plans to leave nearly 10,000 troops in war-torn Afghanistan through 2016 in an effort to help fend off the Taliban, reports the Washington Post.

Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush made sure his foreign policy included a plan to defeat ISIS, but also found a way to blame President Obama

The United States has begun air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria.   The Pentagon is saying that partner nations in the region are joining…

I once got a very mean text that said, “Every time Tom Joyner prefaces a sentence with ‘I’m just a d.j.,’ I know something dumb,…

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Rev. Al Sharpton talks with the crew about not supporting any  “engagement” in war but explaining that he does “understand the need to protect us…

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President Barack Obama’s Syria Speech [FULL TRANSCRIPT] PRESIDENT OBAMA: My fellow Americans, tonight I want to talk to you about Syria, why it matters and where…

President Barack Obama met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus Monday in a critical effort to gain their support for his plan to attack…

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Roland Martin talks with Congressman John Lewis about his graphic novel “MARCH: Book 1″ and his stance on whether he will support President Obama’s action…