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Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:45
The U.S. and coalition partners launched the single largest coalition effort against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) this week to help clear them from northwestern Iraq, according to a coalition spokesman.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 06:10
The White House said Monday it was evaluating whether President Obama would sign new legislation that would impose additional sanctions on Russia and authorize the administration to send Kiev additional defensive weapons and non-lethal aid.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:48
Failed missions to rescue U.S. hostage Luke Somers have exposed the shortcomings of President Obama's strategy in Yemen, according to critics.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:37
The Pentagon said Friday that a year-long plan to train and equip 5,000 Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria could stretch into early 2016.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 07:00
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that aims to help Ukraine by sanctioning Russian officials. S. 2828, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, directs the president to sanction members of the Russian Federation and businesses controlled by the Russian government.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 06:59
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that aims to help Ukraine by sanctioning Russian officials. S. 2828, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, directs the president to sanction members of the Russian Federation and businesses controlled by the Russian government.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:32
A program to train and equip 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels will begin in March and will not be completed until a year later in 2016, a senior State Department official told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 13:16
There is nothing new about Obama’s approach to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State. U.S. counterterrorism policy of the last decade of carrying out “targeted” air or drone strikes and training and equipping local forces has been a failure in all times, in all places.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 06:39
Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce two bipartisan amendments to the 2015 defense policy bill on Wednesday that would strip provisions authorizing a program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels to fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 06:30
The House on Wednesday cleared legislation to extend the Pentagon's ability to transfer surplus military stockpiles to Israel for another year.