Tag: ISIS

Fall of Ramadi

Michael Ramirez · June 1, 2015 4:00 am

Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson greets people during a campaign stop at the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market on May 26, 2015 in Mt Pleasant, S.C. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Ben Carson: ‘I believe that’ it’s ‘a possibility’ I can be president

Kelly Cohen · May 31, 2015 6:11 pm

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said military helicopters dropped the barrel bombs on the rebel-held Shaar neighborhood of the city of Aleppo and on a market in the town of al-Bab, which is held by Islamic State militants. (AP Photo)

National Security

Syria aflame: Barrel bombs kill at least 71

Kelly Cohen · May 30, 2015 10:34 pm

Non-bombshell: Mohammed cartoon contest goes off uneventfully

Barbara Boland · May 30, 2015 8:07 pm

Obama's "disengagement" from the tumultuous Middle East, symbolized by his withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011, has created a "vacuum" that's "been filled by bad actors, including terrorist extremists," Rubio wrote in a Washington Post op-ed Friday night. (Getty Image)

Marco Rubio: Obama has made Middle East ‘more dangerous and unstable’

Kelly Cohen · May 30, 2015 3:52 pm

Zogby Presidential Report Card: Rotten week puts Dems on notice

Paul Bedard · May 30, 2015 11:00 am

The fall of al-Qardabiya air base came after hundreds of Islamic State militants had already captured the entire surrounding city of Sirte, Libya. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon silent on ISIS gains in Libya

Tara Copp · May 30, 2015 4:01 am

Target Baghdad?

Geoffrey Norman · May 29, 2015 8:24 pm

In this Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 photo, Libyan soldiers try to fix a weapon that jammed during clashes with militants on the frontline in Al Ajaylat, 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo)

National Security

ISIS affiliate takes control of Libyan airport

Tara Copp · May 29, 2015 3:26 pm

A Shia militia sniper from Abo al Fadhel al Abbas provides cover for Iraqi Army troops as they assault Islamic State fighters on the frontline April 14, 2015 near Al-Karmah, in Anbar Province, Iraq. (Getty Image)

National Security

U.S. seeks ways to arm Sunnis in ISIS fight

Tara Copp · May 28, 2015 6:51 pm

Carly on Offense on ISIS

Michael Warren · May 28, 2015 6:04 pm

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at an Illinois Policy Institute event Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Chicago. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times Media via AP)

Wall Street Journal: Rand Paul running for president as an ‘Obama Republican’

Eddie Scarry · May 28, 2015 4:11 pm