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IS murder of British hostage an 'act of pure evil': Cameron

Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)

The beheading of a British hostage by Islamic State militants was an "act of pure evil," Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday, vowing Britain will do all in...

Briton's beheading boosts resolve of anti-IS coalition

Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)

The Islamic State's beheading of another Western hostage has strengthened the resolve of a US-led coalition ahead of a Paris conference Monday on how to jointly...

Kurdish female fighters face jihadists in Iraq's north

Sep 13, 2014 (AFP)

Tekoshin stands on a mountain in north Iraq with a rifle slung over her shoulder and a grenade tucked into her belt, facing jihadists in "a struggle to liberate...

Iraqi military failings pose challenge for anti-IS war

Sep 13, 2014 (AFP)

The shortcomings of the Iraqi military, which withered under a June militant onslaught and relies on Shiite militias for support, pose a significant challenge t...

Kerry in Cairo to drum up support for 'war' on jihadists

Sep 13, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday Egypt was on the frontline against "terrorism" after meeting its leadership to garner support to fight jihadists ...

US general Allen to head anti-jihadist coalition

Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)

Retired US general John Allen, the cerebral ex-commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan who also led troops in western Iraq, has been named to lead the internati...

US insists no anti-jihadist coordination with Assad

Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)

With momentum building for international military action against Islamist extremists in Syria, the United States reiterated Friday it will not coordinate with s...

US gives Lebanon Hellfire missiles, pledges aircraft

Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)

The United States has delivered Hellfire missiles to the Lebanese army and will also provide it with light aircraft including an armed Cessna, the US ambassador...

Why an air campaign agains ISIS is not enough

Sep 12, 2014 (UPI)

One of the most absurd and half-baked geopolitical decisions in recent memory, based on totally erroneous intelligence, has come back to bite us -- yet again. T...

Obama waits for Congress on Syria rebel aid

Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)

President Barack Obama learned Thursday that he may have a wait on his hands before Congress signs off on his plan to train and equip Syrian rebels, a key plank...

US war on jihadists hinges on shoring up local forces

Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)

President Barack Obama's war on Islamic State jihadists could damage the militants without defeating them, while increasing the risk of America being sucked int...

What will the US-led war against jihadists look like?

Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)

President Barack Obama's vow to take the fight to jihadists in Syria and Iraq will expand a US-led air war already underway and likely require deploying more sp...

ISIS is targeting Southeast Asia

Sep 11, 2014 (UPI)

IS isn't just targeting the Middle East and the US. It's aiming at Southeast Asia, too. Malaysian authorities recently stopped a major IS-influenced attack, and...

What if 9/11 had not happened?

Sep 10, 2014 (UPI)

This week marks the 13th anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11th attacks against America. Many of the consequences of those attacks and subsequent U.S. interve...

Chile military groups proudly claim 1973 coup

Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)

Organizations of active and retired Chilean military personnel took out a newspaper advertisement Wednesday proudly claiming the 1973 coup that launched dictato...

Obama eyes air strikes in Syria, fixing Iraqi army

Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)

President Barack Obama will vow in a national address Wednesday to target the Islamic State with air strikes "wherever they exist" in a sign he plans to attack ...

US Congress may soon vote to arm, train Syria rebels

Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)

US lawmakers could vote within days to authorize the military to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels, with Democrats drafting the legislation Wednesday in an e...

Arabs rally behind US efforts for anti-jihadist coalition

Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)

Arab nations rallied Tuesday behind US efforts to form a broad coalition against jihadists in Iraq and Syria as Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the regi...

Obama tries to sell plan to defeat Islamic State

Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)

President Barack Obama stepped up his bid to convince Americans he has a plan to defeat the Islamic State, meeting top congressional leaders and scheduling a pr...

Israel urges global spies to pool resources on IS

Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday called for world intelligence agencies to work together against the Islamic State jihadist group. "In order to ...