Kristina Wong
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:40
The United States is currently training fewer than 200 Syrian rebels to fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Pentagon said Thursday.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:34
The House approved a $579 billion Pentagon spending bill for fiscal year 2016.
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 06:38
The British foreign secretary says the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is not hitting all the terrorist targets it identifies. His comments come as Republican lawmakers are calling on the Obama administration to allow U.S. troops to embed with Iraqi forces, to provide better intelligence for airstrikes.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:19
The Pentagon said Tuesday that a delivery of 2,000 anti-tank rocket systems has arrived in Iraq, which will help Iraqi forces combat vehicle bombs used by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 07:26
The Pentagon has plans to provide military equipment to Sunni tribal fighters, a defense spokeswoman said on Wednesday, a shift from its current policy to provide the equipment only through the central government in Baghdad.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 08:07
The Pentagon doubled down Tuesday on Defense Secretary Ash Carter's criticism of Iraqi forces, saying that local troops "chose to withdraw" from the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Ramadi.
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 07:07
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday said he opposes an effort in Congress to directly arm the Kurdish peshmerga and Sunni tribal fighters in their fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syri (ISIS).
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 07:00
The U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is getting its own inspector general to oversee government spending as costs top the $1 billion mark.
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 07:41
A top State Department official on Tuesday said the United States is “deeply concerned” about Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. “Iran provides financial support, weapons, training and intelligence to Houthis,” Gerald Feierstein, principal deputy assistant secretary of State for near eastern affairs, said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 06:36
The Pentagon announced Saturday that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been officially "pushed out" of the Syrian border town of Kobani.