Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chairman of the Sub-Committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, argued that, “ISIS is more of a threat to the United States now than Al Qaeda was prior to September 11” on Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf.” “Al
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed on Friday that President Obama is still planning to go on vacation this weekend, in spite of the violent developments in Iraq and his decision to authorize military air strikes in the region.
Friday at the press briefing, CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta pressed White House press secretary Josh Earnest on the notion of President Barack Obama bombing ISIS in Iraq means the organization is no longer a “JV” team. Acosta
How bad is the genocidal terror state created across Syria and Iraq on Barack Obama’s watch? This bad: Human Rights Office in Iraq reveals that ISIS have been burying hundreds of children and young people alive in Mosul. pic.twitter.com/RJxftWAcPe —
Texas Governor Rick Perry signaled that he supported President Obama’s decision to bomb ISIS terrorist forces in Iraq, but he criticized Obama for failing to act sooner. During an appearance at a RedState gathering in Texas, Perry said that the
Baghdad, August 08 (QNA) -The Directorate of Military Intelligence in Iraq has announced that 550 militants belonging to Daash or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were killed in Al-Sharqat and Al-Qayyarah areas in Mosul in northern
President Obama authorized limited airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq after months of Christians and other minorities crying out for help from the International community. The threat of ISIS is not only a threat in Iraq– it is a direct threat
White House Security Adviser Ben Rhodes described President Obama’s decision to authorize military airstrikes in Iraq as “humanitarian.” During the interview, Rhodes explained that the United States would continue to defend American personnel and help Iraqi forces take on ISIL
On Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol suggested that perhaps President Barack Obama is evolving with his foreign policy on Iraq with his announcement on Thursday night that the United States would be waging a humanitarian
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. military returns to Iraq, almost three years after withdrawing Concerns grow over possible Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia imposes its own sanctions, to counter Western sanctions U.S. military returns to Iraq, almost three
Amid an international ebola health emergency, U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, and the illegal immigration crisis surging on the southern border, President Barack Obama leaves on Saturday for a lavish Martha’s Vineyard twelve day vacation at the 8,100-square foot mansion of
On MSNBC on Friday, retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey described President Obama’s decision to go to war in Iraq as a “pinprick” action to placate “internal U.S. politics.” The Pentagon announced Friday that two F/A-18 aircrafts had launched two missiles against
This report originally appeared in The Independent: Christians from the town of Qaraqosh were fleeing today after it was taken by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) on Wednesday night. The town had previously been
LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The British government told its citizens to leave parts of Iraqi Kurdistan, including the regional capital Arbil, on Friday as the sweeping advance of Islamist militants brought them closer to Kurdish territory. The government said
The Pentagon confirmed Friday morning that the United States has conducted an airstrike on Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) artillery in Iraq. Rear Adm. John Kirby announced news of the strike on Twitter just moments ago: US military aircraft conduct strike
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday expressed his deep concern about the situation in Iraq and welcomed US President Barack Obama’s decision to authorise air strikes against extremists. But a spokesman for Cameron’s Downing Street office said Britain, which
The BBC has had a tough time over the past few years, and rightly so. Britain’s public broadcaster has been embroiled in paedophilia scandals, monetary crises, bias, negligence and deep internal strife. But no greater example of the organisation’s complete
President Barack Obama announced that he has authorized limited airstrikes and a campaign to deliver humanitarian aid in Iraq in a speech from the White House on Thursday night. “I authorized two operations in Iraq. Targeted airstrikes to protect our
Israel may be attacking positions held by the terrorist Islamic State, or ISIS, militia. That is one possible conclusion after Kurdish sources reported Thursday that airstrikes had begun in northern Iraq, together with airlifts to help stranded civilians, while the
In response to U.N. Rescues Some of Iraq’s Yazidis Who Have Been Stranded In the Mountains After Fleeing ISIS: More help may be on the way for the tens of thousands of ethnic minorities struggling to survive on Mount Sinjar
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Walsh of Montana is dropping his campaign for office amid allegations that he plagiarized large portions of a 2007 research project he wrote for a master’s degree, a Democrat close to the former
Thursday at the White House daily briefing, CBS’s Major Garrett, Fox News Channel’s Ed Henry and ABC’s Jonathan Karl took White House press secretary Josh Earnest to task for his answer that in the face of tens of thousands of
The terrorist group Islamic State, formerly ISIS, has nearly completed a march out of the city of Mosul to the Kurdish capital Erbil, where Kurdish forces, reports say, are working with the Iraqi military to protect their capital. A McClatchy
The terrorist group Islamic State has taken over Qaraqosh, the largest remaining Christian enclave in Iraq. With the conquest of Qaraqosh and a further onslaught north into Assyrian territory, reports have surfaced that up to 200,000 Assyrian Christians have fled
In a speech at Ft. Bragg, NC on December 14, 2011, President Barack Obama said the United States was “leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people.” “Iraq’s future will
