Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (ISIL) the group that has been described by some as “worse” and “more reckless” than Al Qaeda itself. Some see al-Baghdadi as a threat comparable
Will Baghdad soon fall as Saigon once did? If it does, then how can we justify the sacrifice of 4,500 soldiers who died to win an against-all-odds victory incomparable to any in American military history? Closer to home: Despite being
CNN Foreign Affairs reporter Elise Labott dropped an expletive on the air during a segment discussing the situation in Iraq. During the segment, Labott explained that Secretary of State John Kerry was in London today, asking for support from other
After a decade of the United States and allies working to restore stability in Iraq, the nations of the world watch – some hesitantly, some willingly – as the oil-rich nation struggles to keep afloat amid a jihadist assault. While
As hundreds of thousands flee before the onrushing Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist army, media defenders of the Obama administration are rushing to prop up the ailing Obama foreign policy. “Who lost Iraq?” writes the Washington Post‘s
California senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are suddenly realizing that the escalating crisis in Iraq is a matter of concern. The Iraqi Shiite government led by Nouri al-Maliki is under assault by al-Qaeda and Sunni forcesand is near collapse.
While the advances by jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claim most headlines regarding the current turmoil in Iraq, a growing humanitarian crisis threatens hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians who may find themselves under the rule
On February 5, 2014 in testimony before Congress on resurgence of al Qaeda in Iraq, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran Brett McGurk read a statement from the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
President Barack Obama tried to fend off criticism of his Iraq policy, as that country fell into the clutches of a terrorist army this week, by insisting that he was considering “all the options” for a response. “I don’t rule
Friday in London at an international summit on ending sexual violence in conflict, Secretary of State John Kerry addressed the unfolding crisis in Iraq by admitting it was a direct consequence of the Syria civil war left unchecked. Kerry seemingly
Friday, a defiant President Barack Obama gave a statement on the White House lawn after making a brief statement on the unfolding crisis in Iraq. The president said he will not be sending U.S. troops to stop the advancement of
Iranian troops have helped the Iraqi government retake the City of Tikrit from the Islamic fundamentalist force – ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIS). The government in Baghdad is said to control 85 percent of Tikrit thanks to
In October 2011, President Obama stated that the last American troops would leave Iraq by the end of the year. “Today,” he chortled, “I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by
On Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) went head to head against show co-host Mika Brzezinski and Huffington Post correspondent Sam Stein over changes to U.S. policy regarding Iraq under President Barack Obama as ISIS forces approach
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday threatened U.S. military strikes in Iraq against Sunni Islamist militants who have surged out of the north to menace Baghdad and want to establish their own state in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi Kurdish forces took advantage
BAGHDAD (AP) — A representative for Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Friday urged Iraqis to defend their country as militants who have seized large swaths of the nation’s Sunni heartland captured two towns in an ethnically mixed province northeast of
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Shiite-led government of Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remained in paralysis Friday, unable to form a coherent response after al-Qaida-inspired militants blitzed and captured entire chunks of the nation’s Sunni heartland this week, including major cities,
The onslaught against the Iraqi government by al Qaeda splinter group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is threatening to overtake the American embassy in Baghdad, and as the bad news spreads from city to city in the nation,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Sunday’s attack on Pakistan airport signals terror tactical shift President Obama considers military action in Iraq Foreign exchange price fixing will exceed libor scandal in criminality Sunday’s attack on Pakistan airport signals terror tactical
The seizure of Iraq’s second largest city by a group too ruthless to make it in “core” al Qaeda represents the culmination of years of history and a U.S. foreign policy that has failed to properly conceive of and counter the Al
Islamist terrorists in Iraq and Syria have begun creeping toward neighboring countries, sources close to the Islamic fundamentalists revealed this week, according to a report from the Gatestone Institute. The terrorists, who belong to The Islamic State of Iraq and
In an appearance on Thursday’s “Hardball” on MSNBC, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, reflected on the deteriorating situation in Iraq, as ISIS forces close on the capital city of Baghdad. Manchin told host
(Graphic Content Warning) Several propaganda videos have been released by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) an al Qaeda splinter group that have swept through northern Iraq, swiftly taking the cities of Tikrit and Mosul and are advancing
On Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist George Will explained the collapse of the Iraqi army to the forces known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is nothing more than a product
Thursday at the Council on Foreign Relations, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during her tenure though she understood Syria was a larger regional “wicked” problem, she could not have predicted an al Qaeda splinter group named the Islamic
