A new agreement has been struck within the 20-member alliance of nations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, meaning for the first time coalition forces will be able to strike at ISIS from close range by flying from
BAGHDAD (AP) — A triple suicide bombing Sunday killed at least 58 people in Iraq as a roadside bomb killed the police chief of the western Anbar province, authorities said, attacks that dealt major blows to Iraqi security forces struggling
(AFP) Turkey agreed to let Washington use its air bases for the campaign against Islamic State jihadists as Kurdish fighters kept up their battle Monday to defend the flashpoint town of Kobane. Under a deal announced by US officials, Turkey
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said after two months of U.S. airstrikes, ISIS is not degraded at all. Engel said, “They do not seem to be degraded at all. At first, ISIS
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Disappearance of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un looks more and more serious Israel’s government concerned about legal threats after Gaza war Concerns grow that terrorists might use Ebola as biological weapon Disappearance of North Korea’s
President Barack Obama’s policy on Iraq is a complete failure. As terrorists from the so-called Islamic State lay siege to Kobani, defeat once-solid Kurdish forces and threaten western Baghdad, the folly of Obama’s campaign, limited to air strikes for purely
Conservatives have taken to social media to remember the night that Margaret Thatcher came “within minutes” of being killed at 1984 Party conference. She was staying at the Grand Hotel in Brighton when an IRA bomb several floors above her
Breitbart News spoke with Captain Jim Palmersheim, the Managing Director of Veterans Initiatives at American Airlines, about the altercation that took place on Thursday morning when a U.S. Airways flight attendant reportedly refused to hang Sgt. Albert Marle’s dress blue jacket because
“2014 voters are hawkish,” according to J. Ann Selzer, after conducting an Iowa poll for The Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics. That can’t help but be more good news for a Republican Party as we move toward the November elections.
President Obama was met with protests from two groups with starkly opposing ideologies on the war as he prepared to head into his only scheduled fundraiser in San Francisco on Friday afternoon. The chants ranged from “Stop ISIS, save Kobani”
President Obama’s strategy to transition security responsibilities and rush the United States out of Afghanistan is a recipe for failure, revealed a scathing report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Anthony Cordesman, former intelligence director at the
Note from Senior Management: Blackwater’s founder knows from where he speaks about fighting wars in bad neighborhoods. This note on his company’s website we reprint. As someone who spent many years operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other underdeveloped countries facing
A UN envoy warned thousands could be massacred in the Syrian border town of Kobane if Islamic State jihadists capture it from Kurdish fighters. Outgunned Kurdish militia were struggling to prevent the jihadists closing off the last escape route for
British security services are monitoring thousands of would-be terrorists or those perceived as a threat to Britain’s security, new information has suggested. The Telegraph reports that the “thousands” number, given by Mayor Boris Johnson during an interview, suggested that the
(AFP) Iraqi government forces are in a “tenuous” position in the west of the country but are holding out for the moment against Islamic State jihadists, US defense officials said Friday. Iraq’s army is under mounting pressure in Anbar province,
Swiss officials have announced that the country is banning the Islamic State and related entities from their lands. The ban went into effect on Wednesday, when the Swiss cabinet voted to forbid Islamic State membership for at least six months.
(AFP) Jihadists captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the battleground Syrian town of Kobane Friday as a UN envoy warned of a looming “massacre” by the Islamic State group. Outgunned Kurdish militia were struggling to prevent the jihadists closing
BAGHDAD (AP) — To get a home or an office built in the central Iraqi province of Salahuddin, contractors have usually had to pay hefty bribes to corrupt officials in Baghdad to clear away the red tape. It was just
(AFP) Street clashes pitting Kurds against radical Muslims left 23 people wounded in Germany, police said Wednesday amid fears that fighting in Syria and Iraq could further inflame passions. Riot police used batons, pepper spray and water cannon to keep
An infidel horde flying 80 banners meets a Muslim army at the Syrian town of Dabiq in an apocalyptic battle. The Muslims are decimated but ultimately prevail, ushering in the end of days. This ancient Sunni Muslim prophecy — mentioned
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to remarks aimed at President Barack Obama from two prominent Democrats in the last few days – former President Jimmy Carter and former Obama
As the war with ISIS heats up, so too does the debate over what it will take to win. Immediately following Obama’s announcement of air strikes against ISIS, the debate centered on whether air power was enough or whether the
Vice President Joe Biden travelled to to Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday to stump for Democrats Alex Padilla and Amanda Renteria in their races for secretary of state and 21st congressional district, respectively. According to the Fresno Bee, Biden used
California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter is fighting a potential ban on tobacco sales on military bases and ships. The idea of a ban is currently under a department review, thanks to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. But Hunter, a Marine reservist
OTTAWA, Oct. 8 (UPI) — Canadian legislators, led by a Conservative majority, voted Tuesday to approve a combat role in Iraq, joining the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. The motion passed 157-134, giving Prime Minister Stephen Harper the authority
