Tag: Iraq

National Security

Briton, German ISIS suicide bombers helped kill 13, injure 24

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 13, 2015 8:56 pm

Iraq has recently struggled to pay for new recruits, which has become another impediment to its ability to reconstitute the Iraqi Army. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

Hunting down ‘ghost soldiers’ in Iraq

Tara Copp · June 13, 2015 4:01 am

In this Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers patrol a road in Herat city, west of capital Kabul. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

U.S. official warns of Afghan ‘ghost soldiers’

Tara Copp · June 12, 2015 7:42 pm

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Obama’s ‘Jurassic World’

Washington Examiner · June 12, 2015 6:00 pm

Obama: It’s ‘not possible to know’ how long troops will be deployed against ISIS

Obama: It’s ‘not possible to know’ how long troops will be deployed against ISIS

Nicole Duran · June 11, 2015 11:44 pm

For Hillary, a new Iraq war trap

For Hillary, a new Iraq war trap

Byron York · June 11, 2015 11:21 pm

Iraqi, U.S. and Spanish soldiers participate in a training mission outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

U.S. weighs more troop deployments, ‘lilypad’ bases in Iraq

Tara Copp · June 11, 2015 5:01 pm

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., greets guests at a Roast and Ride event hosted by freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on June 6, 2015 in Boone, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Obama’s ISIS tweak leaves GOP critics warning of impending disaster

Susan Crabtree · June 11, 2015 2:31 pm

The Islamic State has set up a caliphate in a large swath of Iraq and a part of Syria since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. (Militant website via AP)

Redefining the mission against ISIS

Sen. Ted Cruz · June 11, 2015 1:59 pm

WH: No time limits for U.S. troops in Iraq

WH: No time limits for U.S. troops in Iraq

Susan Crabtree · June 10, 2015 8:03 pm

A U.S. soldier, second right, helps Iraqi security forces improve shooting skills in a military exercise as U.S. forces train them in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

National Security

Obama escalates U.S. involvement in Islamic State fight

Tara Copp, Nicole Duran · June 10, 2015 7:50 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks with members of the Republican leadership about the Defense Authorization Bill following caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol June 9, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

National Security

McCain compares Obama’s anti-ISIS tactics to Vietnam

Pete Kasperowicz · June 10, 2015 4:09 pm