Terrorism
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 07:22
Congressional leaders from both parties on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama's request to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants, predicting the measure would clear Congress as an attachment to a stopgap spending bill.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 07:07
President Obama is considering putting combat troops on the ground in Iraq on a “case-by-case basis,” his top military adviser said Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 06:50
Here’s a national-security riddle: How can President Obama provide limited military support on the ground to help “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State without formally violating his pledge not to send U.S. combat troops? The answer may lie in the legal alchemy known as “Title 50.”
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 06:18
As a continent with enough conflicts of its own, it's tempting to dismiss what's happening in Iraq and Syria as somebody else's problem. This is a mistake. As the Islamic State expands - and it's already doing so - Africa is a prime target, with the continent particularly vulnerable to its subversive ideology.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 06:15
More than a year after President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to eradicate the radical Islamists, the group is taking towns in the northeast. Can it create an Islamic caliphate?
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:26
A US-Israel defense agreement will support coordinated air power in Syria if and when the Israel Air Force (IAF) is tasked to operate in close proximity to American-led coalition air forces.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:16
Close watch. Highly-placed security sources say suspects, who entered Uganda from Kenya and South Sudan, had been trailed from Mogadishu. Supects’ five hideouts in Kampala, which also served as haven for arms and explosives, were watched closely before Saturday raid.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 06:56
Australia is pre-positioning combat aircraft and special forces in the Middle East ready to participate in the US-led effort in Iraq to degrade the Islamic State (IS).
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 09:53
Berlin is preparing to send around 40 soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish fighters battling against militants from the Islamic State, the German army said on Saturday.
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 09:29
Egypt is unlikely to offer the US military support against Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), said analyst Ali Bakr, senior analyst at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies on Sunday.