Obama Commends Iraqi Cooperating in Retaking Dam President Obama said Monday that the recapture of the Mosul dam was a major blow to ISIL.
Iraqi Military Clashes With Militants in Tikrit Skirmishes broke out Tuesday between Iraqi security forces and militants on the outskirts of Tikrit.
ISIL Beheads US Journalist over Iraq Airstrikes Islamic militants reportedly beheaded an American journalist in response to U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq.
More US Airstrikes Against ISIL at Mosul Dam Kurdish and Iraqi forces consolidating gains around the recaptured Mosul dam were backed up by U.S. airstrikes.
Obama Promises 'Relentless' Campaign Against ISIL President Obama said the U.S. would be "relentless" in going after ISIL following the execution of journalist James Foley.
CEO: ISIS Threatened to Kill Journalist in Email In the days before journalist James Foley was beheaded by a member of the Islamic State militant group, an e-mail sent to his...
Hagel Vows More Missions to Find American Hostages Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel condemned the execution of an American journalist by Islamic militants and vowed further...
Hagel: Syria Airstrikes Against ISIL Possible Defense Secretary Hagel and Gen. Dempsey said that U.S. airstrikes against ISIL will be limited to Iraq for the time being.
Pentagon Doesn't Rule out Airstrikes in Syria The Pentagon on Friday left open the possibility that the air campaign in Iraq could be expanded to hit bases of the ISIL in...
Pentagon Won't Confirm Intel Flights Over Syria The U.S. backed off Tuesday on confirming that surveillance flights over Syria have begun.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
