Counterterrorism
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 07:43
U.S. President Obama -- increasingly accused of having a listless foreign policy that, in the eyes of some, made Russian President Vladimir Putin believe he could get away with stealing Crimea -- is doing much better on the world stage than his critics allow. But he does still have to address one significant problem. If he does not, he will likely find himself increasingly harangued over a supposed decline in American influence and power on his watch. His West Point speech on May 28 will probably fix some of the problem, but not all of it.
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 07:25
President Obama’s Wednesday announcement that he wants $5 billion more next year to fight terrorism came as a complete surprise to the congressmen who will have to give him the money, and they reacted Wednesday with confusion and skepticism.
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 06:33
The U.S. military dispatched 1,000 Marines on an amphibious assault ship to the Mediterranean Sea as the State Department urged Americans to leave Libya immediately because of the worsening security problems. The USS Bataan has been moved to the region to give the U.S. extra help if needed, Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 14:45
Obama said he will work with Congress to ramp up support for those in the Syrian opposition who offer the best alternative to terrorists and brutal dictators.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 14:42
Today, as part of this effort, I am calling on Congress to support a new Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund of up to $5 billion, which will allow us to train, build capacity, and facilitate partner countries on the front lines.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 15:05
Yemen said Sunday that it killed one of the country’s most wanted al-Qaida militants, hours after military officials said anti-terrorism units supported by army troops and U.S. drones launched an attack against hideouts of the group in the mountainous Arhab region north of Sanaa, leaving five militants and six soldiers killed.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 13:41
Iraqi security forces this week thwarted a large-scale "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) plan to capture areas along the Syria border to use as a base, the Anbar governor said Tuesday (May 27th).
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 19:04
"They announce the death of the brother jihadist Shadi al-Menei and that he is the (head of the group) while he was not killed and was not a leader," the statement said, according to Reuters news agency.
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 19:01
Yemeni troops have launched a ground assault against al-Qaeda suspects who fled a recent large army operation in the south to a district near the capital Sanaa, killing three fighters, sources told AFP news agency.
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 16:44
"We understand each other on a people-to-people level," the senior Egyptian military official said. "We understand each other on a military-to-military level. But on a politician-to-politician level? It goes to hell."