Tag: Iraq

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott gestures as he speaks about the nation's new anti-extremism strategy during a question time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Australia stops 230 travelers from leaving to join Islamic State

Kelly Cohen · March 25, 2015 1:08 pm

MIA: Guns and Money

MIA: Guns and Money

Geoffrey Norman · March 25, 2015 11:43 am

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to Afghan President Ghani during a restricted bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. This marks the first meeting between the two presidents at the White House following the 2014 presidential election, which produced the first democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan's history. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

National Security

Obama learning lessons from Iraq pullout but still risks failure: Military expert

Tara Copp · March 25, 2015 9:00 am

Imam Ali Brigades, members of of an Iraqi Shiite militant group, launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

Pentagon: No confirmation U.S. drones used over Tikrit

Tara Copp · March 24, 2015 4:44 pm

In a ceremony at the Pentagon, Afghanistan's president thanked U.S. troops and taxpayers for their sacrifices in nearly 14 years of war. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Obama, Ghani to begin a new chapter in U.S.-Afghan relations

Susan Crabtree · March 24, 2015 9:00 am

Iraqi security forces participate in a drill as U.S. forces train them in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

National Security

CIA director: Islamic State momentum has been blunted

Joseph Lawler · March 23, 2015 6:29 pm

Since the beginning of February when they seized three bridgeheads across the Tigris River north of Mosul, Iraqi Kurdish forces have advanced into territory once held by the Islamic State. (Getty Images)

Kurds’ success against Islamic State is diplomatic problem for the U.S.

Charles Hoskinson · March 23, 2015 9:00 am

Dislodging ISIS in Iraq

Gary Schmitt · March 23, 2015 4:00 am

A hooded and wired Iraqi prisoner is seen at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, Iraq in this undated photo. (AP Photo/Courtesy of The New Yorker)

National Security

Federal judge rules U.S. must release photos of abuse of war prisoners

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 4:33 pm

"[Obama] has the worst record of any president in modern times on religious freedom," said Rep. Frank Wolf. (AP File Photo)

As Middle East Christians suffer, advocates slam Obama’s failure to support religious freedom

Susan Crabtree · March 19, 2015 9:00 am

Stalemate in Tikrit

Stalemate in Tikrit

Geoffrey Norman · March 17, 2015 5:14 pm

In the current battle for control in Tikrit, Iraq, the U.S. finds itself on the sidelines. [AP Photo]Â

National Security

6,000 new Iraqi fighters trained

Tara Copp · March 16, 2015 6:02 pm