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Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 07:41
A top State Department official on Tuesday said the United States is “deeply concerned” about Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. “Iran provides financial support, weapons, training and intelligence to Houthis,” Gerald Feierstein, principal deputy assistant secretary of State for near eastern affairs, said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 07:01
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says President Obama should give U.S. troops stationed in Iraq the authority to engage Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces in combat. "I think the president is placing artificial constraints on our commanders," he told a small group of reporters on Tuesday, according to USA Today.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 06:53
America needs to increase foreign aid to Middle Eastern countries to help stem the growth of groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), President Obama said during an interview with Vice News that aired Monday.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 06:50
Obama administration sparked a diplomatic row with Nigeria y in autumn when it blocked the sale of Cobra helicopters citing a legal provision to the Arms Export Control Act, called the Leahy amendment. Author argues that Washington fails to see that refusing to enable Nigeria to combat one of the most heinous terrorist groups of the 21st century is in itself a human rights concern.
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 06:36
The Pentagon announced Saturday that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been officially "pushed out" of the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 07:49
A top Palestinian diplomat is lobbying Congress not to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) despite its moves to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 06:50
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) slammed President Obama's counterterrorism strategy in Yemen on Monday, as Shiite rebels took over state media.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 06:51
A U.S. general met with moderate Syrian rebels and civilian leaders this week, the first high-level meetings between the Pentagon and opposition forces.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 06:46
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister Monday to ask him to ensure that his government is distributing aid to the Kurdish minority in northern Iraq who are under threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:13
The State Department is voicing concern over the arrest of a Bahraini opposition leader, warning that Shaikh Ali Salman’s detention could “inflame tensions.”