Airstrike on Syrian Troops Weakens U.S. Effort to Curb Violence The accidental killing of Syrian soldiers again exposed the White House’s struggles to put together a coherent strategy in a multisided civil war.

How a U.S. Airstrike Missed ISIS, but Damaged U.S. Policy in Syria The accidental killing of Syrian soldiers again exposed the White House’s struggles to put together a coherent strategy in a multisided civil war.

Ben Carson to visit Syrian refugees in Jordan: reports Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is traveling to Jordan on Friday to visit Syrian refugees at a United Nations-run camp, according to media reports. Carson, a top-tier candidate in public opinion polls, has faced increased scrutiny over h Read more ... is foreign policy credentials amid comments about China's role in the Syrian crisis, as well as remarks likening some Syrian refugees to rabid dogs. The retired neurosurgeon will visit a Syrian refugee camp in the northern Jordan town of Azraq, according to the New York Times, which first reported the surprise trip.

Ben Carson: Screening Refugees Like Looking for Rabid Dogs Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson equates the screening of refugees to attempts to protect your family from a rabid dog, at a campaign event in Alabama Thursday.

Ben Carson compares Syrian refugees to "rabid dogs," calls for more U.S. vetting "We must balance safety against just being a humanitarian," Carson said at a press conference in Mobile, Alabama

Republican Ben Carson compares Syrian refugees to 'rabid dogs' Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Thursday likened refugees fleeing violence in Syria to "rabid dogs," and said that allowing them into the United States would put Americans at risk.

Ben Carson Likens Syrian Refugees to Rabid Dogs "[It] doesn't mean that you hate all dogs."

Children watch as two Syrian army soldiers are executed by ISIS WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Young children force their way through the crowd in Syria's north-eastern Hasakah province, to watch two suspected Syrian soldiers being shot from point blank range.

ISIS beheads 'six Syrian soldiers' in front of young children The six men are marched to their deaths in the Syrian city of al-Mayadin where a large crowd gathers to watch a masked executioner (pictured) take off their heads with a sharpened blade.

N. Korea's Kim slams 'rabid dogs' after Obama comments North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Pyongyang would not sit idly by "with rabid dogs barking" about toppling its socialist system, in apparent reaction to comments by US President Barack Obama that the regime was doomed, state media reported Saturda Read more ... y.