Drones
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 08:01
Why the administration’s muddy logic for intervention on behalf of a deeply unpopular central government will get America engaged in a Middle Eastern civil war.
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 06:52
The U.S. has started flying armed drones over Baghdad to protect U.S. civilians and military forces in the Iraqi capital, a Pentagon official said Friday.
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 08:15
Targeted drone strikes, a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policy, represent a “slippery slope” toward a state of never-ending war, according to a new report issued by a bipartisan panel of former intelligence and defense officials.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 13:37
Iran is directing surveillance drones over Iraq from an airfield in Baghdad and is supplying Iraqi forces with tons of military equipment and other supplies, according to American officials.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 06:22
The Obama administration on Monday reluctantly released its justification for killing an American citizen, but the rationale provides little confidence that the lethal action was taken with real care.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:36
President Obama and his advisors are hoping to replicate the U.S. military operation in Yemen to address the threat of ISIS insurgents in Iraq
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 13:42
This week the U.S. imposed sanctions on Uganda for their enactment of the "Anti-Homosexual Act" and the U.N. announced that they will be deploying drones in Mali. Read more on these stories and other news highlights from the African region below.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 07:34
In ordering hundreds of military advisors to Iraq and dramatically ramping up intelligence-gathering on jihadist fighters threatening Baghdad, President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet that U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) may be likely.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:54
Obama questions the ability of military intervention to fix entrenched political problems.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:30
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali will be getting unmanned drones to help protect civilians and U.N. troops in the volatile north, the peacekeeping chief said Wednesday.