Kristina Wong
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 06:50
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) slammed President Obama's counterterrorism strategy in Yemen on Monday, as Shiite rebels took over state media.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 06:51
A U.S. general met with moderate Syrian rebels and civilian leaders this week, the first high-level meetings between the Pentagon and opposition forces.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 06:46
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister Monday to ask him to ensure that his government is distributing aid to the Kurdish minority in northern Iraq who are under threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:45
The U.S. and coalition partners launched the single largest coalition effort against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) this week to help clear them from northwestern Iraq, according to a coalition spokesman.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:48
Failed missions to rescue U.S. hostage Luke Somers have exposed the shortcomings of President Obama's strategy in Yemen, according to critics.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:37
The Pentagon said Friday that a year-long plan to train and equip 5,000 Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria could stretch into early 2016.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:32
A program to train and equip 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels will begin in March and will not be completed until a year later in 2016, a senior State Department official told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 06:39
Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce two bipartisan amendments to the 2015 defense policy bill on Wednesday that would strip provisions authorizing a program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels to fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:22
The U.S. and allies are discussing the possibility of deploying ground forces from Arab nations to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a top Republican lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:13
The White House on Saturday applauded the Afghan government's approval of two agreements that will allow U.S. and NATO troops to stay beyond 2014.