Islamic State Closes In On Syrian Town, Refugees Flood Into Turkey
Islamic State militants tightened their noose on a northern Syrian border town on Sunday as the United Nations said…
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French Jets Strike In Iraq, Expanding U.S.-Led Campaign Against Islamic State
French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led…
Qatar-Gulf Deal Forces Expulsion of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
Qatar has pledged to expel exiled leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood as one of the conditions of an agreement…
Islamic State Campaign Tests Obama’s Commitment To Mideast Allies
After about 15 hours of flying and five hours of meetings, sleep finally caught up with U.S. Secretary of State…
All Terrorists Must Be Targeted, Not Just IS: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the importance of an international coalition to combat not…
Islamic State Video Purports To Show Beheading Of UK Hostage David Haines
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Saturday that purported to show the…
US Preparing ‘Coalition of the Weird’ in Middle East: Former NSC Iraq Director
The American strategy of cooperating with Middle East regional powers and non-state actors in addressing the…
John Kerry Heads to Cairo as US Builds Coalition for War against Isis
US secretary of state John Kerry heads to Cairo on Saturday amid a growing campaign to build a broad international…
Obama Orders U.S. Airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State
President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes for the first time in Syria…
U.S. to Lead Coalition against Islamic State, Obama Says
President Barack Obama is authorizing the start of airstrikes in Syria and expanding the monthlong bombing campaign…