BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni militants hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq’s largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents who have seized vast territories across the country’s north. A
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In an appearance to promote the recent launch of their organization “The Alliance for a Strong America,” former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter who is serving as the president of the organization, Liz Cheney, were interviewed by Fox
On Wednesday’s “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel, comedian and talk show host Dennis Miller offered his thoughts on the deterioration of Iraq and the criticisms hurled from both the left and the right trying place blame on
On Wednesday’s “The View” on ABC, co-host Whoopi Goldberg declared commentator Glenn Beck to be an “unlikely ally” of the left, at least on one particular issue. A day earlier, Beck used his radio show’s opening monologue to credit the
Wednesday on the Senate floor Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) pleaded with President Barack Obama to act now to stop the advancement of the Islamic militant group, ISIS before they capture Baghdad and create a caliphate. In reference to the terrorist
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” host Ed Schultz argued President Barack Obama deserved “the benefit of the doubt” on Iraq because of all his foreign policy success to date. Referring to the heavy criticism, especially from former Vice President Dick
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders believe he does not need authorization from Congress for some steps he might take to quell the al-Qaida-inspired insurgency sweeping through Iraq, the Senate’s top Republican and Capitol Hill aides said
On Wednesday, the former Director of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency Ret. Gen. Michael Hayden told NewsMax TV host Steve Malzberg, “Iraq as we know it is gone.” In pinning the blame squarely on President Barack
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces and Sunni militants battled fiercely for control of the nation’s largest oil refinery on Wednesday as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki went on a diplomatic offensive, reaching out in a televised address to try to regain
(Violent Content Warning) As the crisis in Iraq is marching ever closer to Baghdad as evidenced today by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gaining partial control of the countries largest domestic oil refinery, the BBC’s Paul Wood
Members and sympathizers of the jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have become notorious for the dedication they have to using social media and online resources to further their cause. As the jihadists topple city after
Although President Obama personally requested in his most recent Rose Garden speech that Iraqi PM Maliki reach out to his Sunni counterparts, it appears Obama’s wish has fallen upon deaf ears. Maliki has in fact done the exact opposite, as
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama is fully engaged in the situation in Iraq – even though he spent last weekend golfing. Carney was asked about former Vice President Dick Cheney’s op-ed in The Wall Street
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki fired some of the nation’s top army generals amid the growing territorial dominance of the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), hoping the overhaul would fend off future attacks from the terrorists
After an official government statement accused Saudi Arabia of “genocide,” it only took hours for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to release a unity statement video on Iraqi television. As America calls for the Iraqi government to do more to include Sunnis
A video of ISIS jihadists allegedly in charge of Baiji, Iraq has been released by Weasel Zippers. The city is home to Iraq’s largest oil refinery. Social media is filled with alleged pictures of ISIS attacks in Iraq. More images appearing
Prime Minister David Cameron claimed this afternoon the extreme Islamist group ISIS are planning to attack Britain. Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons today, Cameron warned that the threat is now bigger than jihadis returning from
Writing at Business Insider, Brett LoGiurato examines the disastrous new numbers coming out about Americans’ disapproval of Barack Obama’s foreign policy. President Barack Obama has seen support for his foreign policy plummet to an all-time low, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NBC poll released
CITY OF LONDON, United Kingdom – General David Petraeus, the former CIA director and head of the international forces in Afghanistan (ISAF), has today said that the United States is suffering deeply because of partisanship, and said that the country
CITY OF LONDON, United Kingdom – Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has today referred to U.S. President Barack Obama’s approach to Islamic extremism as ‘disappointingly complacent’ in a speech to the Margaret Thatcher Liberty Conference in London. The high-profile
From the Financial Times: It is not a corporation and does not have shareholders, but the military success and brutality of the jihadi group surging through Iraq have been recorded with the level of precision often reserved for company accounts.
Iraq’s premier vowed Wednesday to “face terrorism” and insisted security forces had suffered a “setback” rather than defeat, as militants pressing a major offensive attacked the country’s largest oil refinery. The militants also seized three villages in north Iraq Wednesday,
(Reuters) – Iran’s president vowed on Wednesday to defend Shi’ite holy sites in Iraq, where Sunni militants battled their way into the biggest oil refinery in what is rapidly turning into a sectarian war across the frontiers of the Middle East.
