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British Battalion to Train Syrian Rebels

British Battalion to Train Syrian Rebels

An American plan to create a 15,000 strong army of Syrian “moderates” to oppose both President Assad and the Islamic State (ISIS) means a “battalion” sized force of British troops will deploy to the Kingdom of Jordan to train Syrian

German Deputy Speaker: Turkey Must End Support of ISIS

German Deputy Speaker: Turkey Must End Support of ISIS

Claudia Roth, deputy speaker of Germany’s Parliament, says Turkey must end its support for ISIS, and NATO must pressure it to do so if necessary.  According to Rudaw, Roth alleges that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is purposely pursuing a

Kerry: Kobani Is Just 'One Community'

Kerry: Kobani Is Just 'One Community'

Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry downplayed the importance of defending the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani despite widespread reports that ISIS is using its success there as a recruiting tool. Kerry said, “Kobani is one community, and it’s

Cotton Ad Highlights ISIS Ahead of Debate

Cotton Ad Highlights ISIS Ahead of Debate

Tom Cotton is out with a new ad highlighting national security threats and his military service. “In the Middle East, radical terrorists are on the march, destabilizing our allies, beheading Americans, and crucifying Christians. President Obama admits he underestimated them,” Cotton says in

John Cantlie: 'I Await My Turn'

John Cantlie: 'I Await My Turn'

Islamic State Propagandists have released another short film featuring the prisoner John Cantlie, in which he warns the West that spending millions of dollars on bombs will do more to damage the “largely bankrupt” United States and United Kingdom than

Obama Plays 200th Round of Golf as 2nd Ebola Case Emerges

Obama Plays 200th Round of Golf as 2nd Ebola Case Emerges

AUSTIN, Texas — After hearing the news shortly after midnight early Sunday morning that a second Ebola case had been diagnosed in a Texas Presbyterian Hospital nurse, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings stayed up through the night putting together an action plan. In contrast, President

Richard Engel: ISIS Has Not Been Degraded at All

Richard Engel: ISIS Has Not Been Degraded at All

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

Dempsey: ISIS Almost Took Baghdad Airport

Dempsey: ISIS Almost Took Baghdad Airport

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said ISIS almost took the Baghdad airport recently. Dempsey explained we deployed Apache helicopters because, “This is a case where you’re not going to wait until they’re climbing over