US Defense Chief: Commandos Now Fighting IS in Syria, Iraq
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) speak at a news conference at the French Defense...
US Commandos Now in Iraq to Help Fight IS
Iraqi soldiers train with members of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq, in this U.S. Army...
Washington Gears Up for Obama's Last State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON—"America can do anything,” President Barack Obama said Saturday, previewing a theme of his final State of the Union address...
Iraqi PM Visits Ramadi After Key Victory
Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flash the "V" for victory sign, Dec. 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi, the capital of...
Iraqi Troops Advance Into Ramadi in Anti-IS Offensive
Iraqi soldiers advance their position in northern Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Iraqi...
Pentagon Chief Pays Surprise Visit to Afghan Front Lines
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter greets Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland after arriving in Baghdad, Dec. 16, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong...
Obama Reassures Americans About Security Threat at Home
President Barack Obama speak at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va.,Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. WHITE HOUSE—U.S. President...
US, Russia Make Progress on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) talks to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 15,...
World Powers Back Libyan Unity Plan
Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (C), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and UN special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler at a...
'Shocked and alarmed': New York Times reporter back from Libya describes the ISIS surge ther
ISIS fighters drive through Libya. While Western nations focus on taking ISIS out in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group's influence in...
