Arab Countries Promise to Halt Flow of Fighters to ISIL Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt. Jordan and Iraq agreed to stop the flow of foreign...
CIA Estimates Islamic State Has Tripled to 31,000 Fighters Military advisers being sent to Iraq will not call in airstrikes for Iraqi troops against the ISIL terror group.
Dempsey: US Ground Combat Troops Possible in Islamic State Fight U.S. ground troops might be deployed in Iraq if the current strategy fails, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said.
Mattis: US Ground Combat Troops Must Be Option Against ISIL Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis said it would be a mistake to rule out the use of U.S. ground combat forces against ISIL.
Obama Builds Coalition of Arab Nations for Syrian Strikes President Obama on Monday said Congress and Arab allies in the Middle East are in agreement on the US-led strikes against...
Pentagon Expects Islamic State to Rebound after Syria Airstrikes Officials said the airstrikes in Syria against ISIL were effective but warned of a campaign that would take years.
Obama Calls on UN and Allies to Join Fight Against Islamic State President Obama called for a coalition against the Islamic State that would extend beyond the Mideast.
US Army to Deploy Hundreds of Fort Riley Soldiers to Iraq About 500 1st Infantry Division troops will head to Iraq next month to help coordinate the fight against the Islamic State.
Costs of Campaign Against Islamic State Near $1 Billion The costs of the U.S. campaign against the Islamic State are approaching $1 billion as the pace of the airstrikes increase.
Dempsey: Airpower Not Enough, But No US Ground Forces Now Ground forces were crucial to the fight against the Islamic State but U.S. troops should not be among them, Gen. Dempsey said...
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...
![Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud listens to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before a meeting Sept. 11, 2014, at the Royal Palace in Jiddah. Key Arab allies promised to "do their share" to fight Islamic State militants. Brendan Smialowski/AP](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2014/09/kerry-saudi-600.jpg?itok=qrwDNNVh "Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud listens to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before a meeting Sept. 11, 2014, at the Royal Palace in Jiddah. Key Arab allies promised to "do their share" to fight Islamic State militants. Brendan Smialowski/AP")
