Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

This report focuses on several proposals for a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) specifically targeting the Islamic State made during the 113th and 114th Congresses. It includes a brief review of existing authorities and AUMFs, as well as a discussion of issues related to various provisions included in existing and proposed AUMFs that both authorize and limit presidential use of military force. Appendices provide a comparative analysis of similar provisions in new AUMFs proposed in the 113th and 114th Congresses. This report will be updated to reflect congressional activity.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Israeli forces who gave up their positions along the Cairo Suez road in the first phase of their pullback on the Suez Front.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of secretary of the state who returned home after a marathon trip that produced a disengagement between Israeli and Egyptian forces.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a Senate Republican Leader who says that he terms the strongest blockade to an agreement lifting the Arab Oil Embargo was removed by the signing of the agreement between Israel and Egypt.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of artillery duels which broke out in the Golan Height area.

Syria, governed by President Hafiz al-Asad from 1970 until his death in June 2000, is a prominent player in the Middle East scene. Within the region, a number of borders disputes, problems of resource allocation, and political rivalries have caused frequent tensions between Syria and its neighbors. In particular, the Syrian Golan Heights territory, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has been one of the most intractable issues in the Arab-Israeli dispute.