ARAB COUNTRIES see also Middle East

Articles and editorials

Assad ‘‘Says Fighting Largely Over by End of Year’’—Former Russian PM, S2345 [10AP]

Congress Ducks Its Duty on ISIS Vote, H8377 [4DE]

Exclusive—Al Qaeda’s American Fighters Are Coming Home—And U.S. Intelligence Can’t Find Them, S3258 [22MY]

FBI Director—Number of Americans Traveling To Fight in Syria Increasing, S3258 [22MY]

Hezbollah Confident in Assad, West Resigned to Syria Stalemate, S2345 [10AP]

New War’s Rising Cost, H8376 [4DE]

Obama Widens Post-2014 Combat Role for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, H8376 [4DE]

Obama’s ‘Blame the Video’ Fraud Started in Cairo, Not Benghazi, H3404 [1MY]

Training ‘Moderate Islamists’—Four More Americans Killed in Afghanistan, H7864 [18SE]

Why Iraq Was a Mistake (excerpt), H6220 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates (see H. Res. 591), H4784 [21MY] (see H. Res. 600), H4909 [28MY]

Dept. of State: renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (see S. Res. 333), S440 [16JA] (see H. Res. 505), H2256 [6MR]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance as a result of military coup d’état (see S. 2477), S3719 [17JN]

——— provide certain legal relief from politically motivated charges by Egyptian Government (see S. 2649), S4762 [23JY]

Iran: condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 754), H7995 [14NO]

Middle East: achieve a lasting peace and improve economic situation (see H.R. 5734), H8071 [18NO]

Letters

Deteriorating situation in Iraq: several Senators, S212 [9JA]

Press releases

Number of Children Suffering More Than Doubles in Third Year of Syria Conflict—Among Hardest Hit Are 1 Million Children Under Siege and in Hard-To-Reach Areas: UNICEF, H2471 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: cease U.S. assistance, H1723 [11FE], H2613 [25MR], H2750 [1AP], H6584 [22JY], H8655 [4DE]

——— commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates (H. Res. 600), H5106–H5108 [9JN], E966 [12JN]

——— support credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential and provincial elections, H11 [7JA]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for use of military force in Iraq without congressional consultation, H5529 [19JN]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1531 [12NO]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Middle East Legislative Fellows Program, H6307 [16JY]

Brunei: human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, H5760 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for man-portable air defense systems in Syria, H5528 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to provide weapons in Syria, H5529–H5531 [19JN]

Egypt: political reform, H11, H12 [7JA], H468–H470 [15JA], H1507 [29JA], H2480 [14MR], E861 [29MY]

Foreign countries: call for release of all prisoners of conscience and condemn persecution of religious minorities, H3148 [10AP]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H11 [7JA], H157 [10JA], H468–H470 [15JA], H2092 [28FE], H2352 [12MR], H4052, H4053 [9MY], H7443–H7447 [11SE], H7863 [18SE], H7986–H7988 [14NO], H8266 [2DE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations (H. Res. 754), H8106–H8110 [19NO], E1635 [19NO]

——— support of Hezbollah in Syria and across the Middle East, H1689 [10FE], H2094 [28FE], E300 [4MR]

Iraq: prohibit use of U.S. military force in Iraq, H5730 [25JN]

Israel: U.N. agenda, E1705 [3DE]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H155 [10JA], H231 [15JA], H1765–H1768 [11FE], H3147 [10AP], H3280 [29AP], H3404–H3406 [1MY], H3416, H3417 [6MY], H6045 [10JY]

PLO: alleged indoctrination and radicalization of students with anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiment, H470 [15JA]

Soltan, Mohamed: condition of political prisoner held in Egypt, E861 [29MY]

Syria: human rights violations of Christians, H1253 [27JA], H2155 [5MR]

——— increase U.S. cooperation with local relief organizations to improve delivery of humanitarian assistance, E388 [14MR]

——— provide humanitarian and other assistance and support a transition to democracy, H2471 [14MR]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict and support of refugees and host nations, E403 [18MR]

War Powers Resolution: use of military force by President for war against terrorism, H1237–H1239 [16JA], H4723 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: support credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential and provincial elections, S2290–S2292 [8AP], S4251 [8JY], S4296 [9JY], S4385 [10JY]

Armed Forces: correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and resurgence of terrorist organizations, S197–S200 [9JA], S3784, S3787 [18JN], S4119, S4120 [26JN], S5535, S5537 [11SE]

Dept. of State: renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (S. Res. 333), S834 [6FE]

Iran: prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, S802–S806 [6FE]

Iraq: U.S. policy, S211–S213 [9JA]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S387–S390, S409 [16JA], S739–S741, S743 [4FE], S1207–S1209 [27FE], S2591–S2593 [1MY], S3166–S3168 [20MY], S3830 [19JN], S4386 [10JY]

Rice, Susan E.: responses made on various television appearances relative to the investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, S1208, S1209 [27FE]

Syria: condemn and prevent acts of genocide and mass atrocities in Syria, S2344–S2346 [10AP], S3256–S3259 [22MY], S5108–S5110 [30JY]

——— provide humanitarian and other assistance and support a transition to democracy, S1573–S1575 [12MR]

Reports filed

Dept. of State Renegotiation With Iraq Provisions of Original Agreement Relative to the Return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 333), S761 [4FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 600, commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates in Afghanistan, H5106 [9JN]

H. Res. 754, condemn human rights violations in Iran, H8106 [19NO]

S. Res. 333, Dept. of State renegotiation with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq, S447 [16JA]