The Wall Street Journal

Iraqi Forces Repel Islamic State Counterattacks in Ramadi
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:18
Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes repelled Islamic State counterattacks here Wednesday, a day after the army gained an important foothold in the city.
On the Front Line Against Islamic State
Monday, December 7, 2015 - 06:27
The Kurdish intelligence chief in Iraq says Islamic State can be beaten, but U.S. troops and more weapons will be necessary.
Foreign Donors Threaten to Pull Funding to Afghanistan Anticorruption Group
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:47
Foreign donors have threatened to stop funding Afghanistan’s anticorruption watchdog after questions surfaced over its spending and the defection of several of the body’s top graft busters, according to a letter and members of the group.
Iraqi Sunni Fighters Prepare for Expanded Role in Ramadi Battle
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 05:39
During a U.S. military training exercise at Iraq’s Habbaniyah air base a few months ago, Sheik Taher al-Jassem said some of his fellow tribesmen wondered aloud how they could sit beside the same American soldiers they would have tried to kill only a few years ago.
U.S. Sends Second Delivery of Ammunition to Syrian Forces
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 07:36
The delivery had been scheduled before the series of attacks in Paris.
U.S. Military Working to Prevent Weapons Shortfall in Islamic State, Yemen Strikes
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:15
The U.S. military is working with Middle East allies to head off a potential shortfall in precision weapons which are being heavily consumed in strikes on Islamic State targets and Yemen, senior U.S. Air Force officials said Tuesday.
U.S. to Ramp Up Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 06:16
The pace of U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq is set to increase after a period of several weeks in which attacks slowed, said a senior U.S. military official in the Middle East.
Democrats Voice Worry Over Obama’s Plan to Send Troops to Syria
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 06:48
Democrats in Congress have grown increasingly critical of President Barack Obama’s strategy in Syria after his decision last week to send special-operations forces to assist in the fight against Islamic State militants.
U.S., Allies to Boost Aid to Syria Rebels
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 06:12
The U.S. and its regional allies agreed to increase shipments of weapons and other supplies to help moderate Syrian rebels hold their ground and challenge the intervention of Russia and Iran on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials and their counterparts in the region said.
Georgia Is Waiting for a Signal From the West
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 07:08
A country ready to embrace NATO needs to know it will be welcomed.

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