Kurdish Fighters Raise Flag In Center Of Sinjar
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish militias battling to take back Sinjar from Islamic State militants raised a Kurdish flag in the center of town and a top official said it was liberated Friday, though...
View ArticleDavid Cameron to try to sway Putin over Syria bombing at G20 summit
Prime minister meeting Russian president for first time in a year aiming to convince him airstrikes in Syria will prolong conflict...
View ArticleKurdish forces claim to have cut off Isis supply line near Sinjar in Iraq
Troops say they expect to enter northern Iraqi town and clear it soon in an operation that aims to test US plans to defeat militants using Kurds as proxies...
View ArticleParis attacks signal move toward more global IS strategy
BAGHDAD (AP) — As the deadly attacks in Paris made horrifically clear, the Islamic State group is determined to establish itself as the dominant jihadist movement capable of operating far beyond the...
View ArticleParis fallout: Why the West has to recalculate its ISIS strategy
London (CNN)The timing of the Paris attacks was perhaps deliberately orchestrated to coincide with an anniversary that serves part of ISIS's propaganda machine. In November, 1914, as World War I raged,...
View ArticleNew Developments Further Highlight Failure Of Clinton Russia “Reset”...
(Source: Republican Party) This Week, Putin Announced That 'Russia Will Counter NATO's U.S.-Led Missile Defense Program By Deploying New Strike Weapons Capable Of Piercing The Shield.' 'Russia will...
View ArticleKurds make gains against Islamic State, cut off supply line
SINJAR, Iraq — Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line for Islamic State on Thursday, a key initial step in a major offensive...
View ArticleSinjar captured from Islamic State, says Kurdish leader
The Kurdish regional president in Iraq said that peshmerga forces have taken the northern town of Sinjar from Islamic State (IS) militants in an offensive backed by US-led airstrikes. Masoud Barzani...
View ArticleObama under pressure to intensify fight against Islamic State after Paris...
ANTALYA, Turkey — The deadly Paris attacks are pressuring President Barack Obama to confront Islamic State militants more aggressively than he has been willing to consider in the past, opening a...
View ArticleWill killing Mohammed Emwazi have any effect on Isis?
Islamic State fighter’s death in Syria is psychological boost for anti-Isis forces, but the capture of Sinjar from Isis in Iraq may be more significant...
View ArticleUS Gambling on War with Russia in Syria
By Finian Cunningham November 13, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - "SCF" - As US Secretary of State John Kerry convenes with diplomats from Russia and other nations for a second round of political...
View ArticleA Grand Bargain With Putin Against ISIS?
What follows is not very pretty. But it may be the best option available in a crisis without good options. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made no secret of the fact that he would like some kind...
View ArticleG20: Cameron meets world leaders in Turkey in wake of Paris attacks
Talks to be dominated by Syria and fears that Isis is becoming global network capable of bringing terror to western cities...
View ArticleSeparating Syrian moderates from terrorists could tank talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran haven't agreed on much throughout Syria's bloody four-and-a-half year-old civil war. But for the sake of peace, they will try this...
View ArticleParis attacks reveal change in terrorist motives
As always after a major terrorist attack on the West, the right question to ask after the slaughter in Paris is: What were the strategic aims behind the attack? This requires getting your head around...
View ArticleParis attacks may lead to US military anti-Islamic State escalation
WASHINGTON — The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel President Barack Obama to consider military escalation against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. But that probably will not mean...
View ArticleParis attacks underscore risks of a slow U.S. campaign against Islamic State
WASHINGTON — The horror in Paris, coming just weeks after the downing of a Russian jetliner in Egypt, underscores the risks of a strategy that relies heavily on local forces to defeat the Islamic State...
View ArticleKurdish forces seize Iraq's Sinjar town from Islamic State
Outside Sinjar: Kurdish forces backed by US air strikes seized the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday, a Reuters witness said, in one of the most significant counter-attacks...
View ArticleParis attacks may lead to US military anti-IS escalation
The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel President Barack Obama to consider military escalation against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. But that probably will not mean dramatic...
View ArticleParis attacks may prompt Obama to step up military action
The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel President Barack Obama to consider military escalation against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. But that probably will not mean dramatic moves like...
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