Obama: U.S. to delay troop withdrawal from Afghanistan - YouTube
Obama: U.S. to delay troop withdrawal from Afghanistan - YouTube Thursday October 15 th , 2015 at 11:41 AM 1 Share Published on Oct 15, 2015 President Obama announced that the U.S. will halt troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. News Roundup and Notes: October 15, 2015 Thursday October 15 th , 2015 at 11:03 AM Just Security 1 Share IRAQ and SYRIA The Syrian military launched an offensive against rebel-held towns north of the city of Homs today, backed by Russian air support, Syrian state TV and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. [ Reuters ] Iran is ramping up its role in the Syrian conflict, deploying hundreds of troops from its elite forces to support the army of Bashar al-Assad and sending celebrated Revolutionary Guards commander Gen Qassem Suleimani to an area where an anti-rebel offensive is sooner expected. [ The Guardian ’s Ian Black and Saeed Kamali] Nancy A. Youssef