The Wall Street Journal
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:32
U.S. and Turkish officials have narrowed their differences over a joint military mission in Syria that would give the U.S. and its coalition partners permission to use Turkish air bases to launch strike operations against Islamic State targets across northern Syria, according to officials in both countries.
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 06:23
The Kurdish local government in Iraq is urging the Obama administration to provide it with heavy arms, including helicopters, tanks and artillery pieces, to fight better-armed Islamic State insurgents, a Kurdish official said Thursday, providing new details on the request.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 07:11
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili insisted Monday that his country won't swerve from its Western track despite the recent departure of several top pro-European ministers.
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 06:15
U.S. defense officials say they are taking steps to more quickly boost the capabilities of Iraqi security forces to counter Islamic State militants, including using American troops already in Iraq to open new training bases.
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 09:00
Russian forces are again on the march in Ukraine, and again the question before President Obama and Europe is how to stop the Napoleon of the Kremlin. Nothing they’ve tried has worked with Vladimir Putin , who has sized up Western leaders as too wobbly to resist.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 06:46
The White House is pursuing a two-stage plan for revamping the legal architecture used by the government to conduct aerial warfare against Islamic extremists in Syria, Iraq and around the world, according to officials.
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 05:57
Japan says it is moving to close loopholes in regulations on terror and criminal financing amid growing international concerns about the country’s financial oversight following a series of high-profile incidents at major Japanese banks.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:16
The airstrikes and other actions President Obama is taking against Islamic State deserve bipartisan support. They are beginning to degrade the terrorist group, also known as ISIS, but will not destroy it, for one reason above all: The administration still has no effective policy to remove Bashar Assad from power and end the conflict in Syria.
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 07:10
Program Prepares Regional Iraqi Force for Stepped Up Fight Against Islamic State Extremists
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:39
Sunni tribal leaders say a U.S.-backed plan to allow local units to police their own regions—an idea that gained traction this week—is an invitation to the kind of separatism that has already pushed Iraq to the brink of partition.