Tag: ISIS

"Naming these crimes is important," Kerry said in announcing the genocide designation. "But what is essential is to stop them." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Obama finally names Islamic State’s ‘genocide’ — now end it

Washington Examiner · March 18, 2016 4:03 am

Obama "has talked on a number of occasions about how this is deeply troubling and is an affront to every person of faith," spokesman Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

White House: U.S. fighting Islamic State because of genocide

Nicole Duran · March 17, 2016 8:58 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry to declare the Islamic State's treatment of Christians as genocide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

State shifts story on Islamic State genocide declaration

Curt Mills · March 17, 2016 8:57 pm

Kerry Acknowledges ISIS Genocide Against Christians

Chris Deaton · March 17, 2016 4:18 pm

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Kerry: Islamic State slaughter of Christians is ‘genocide’

Susan Crabtree · March 17, 2016 1:22 pm

U.S. officials say Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kerry to say Islamic State engaged in genocide

Pete Kasperowicz · March 17, 2016 12:40 pm

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus called on the president to "do the right thing." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

RNC pleads to Obama: Call ISIS killings ‘genocide’

Anna Giaritelli · March 16, 2016 11:48 pm

Minneapolis has seen dozens of Somalis leave or attempt to leave to fight with al-Shabaab, that country's version of al Qaeda, since 2006. However, far fewer have sought to join the Islamic State. (AP Photo)

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Report: ISIS publishes ‘kill list’ for Minnesota police officers

Rudy Takala · March 16, 2016 10:38 pm

"OK, but let me say that the young women who are, imagine taking somebody you love who's a woman and taking her somewhere and having some evil man just beat her to a living pulp. I mean that's just wrong." (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Kasich to child: Imagine a woman you love being beaten to a pulp

Ryan Lovelace · March 16, 2016 6:56 pm

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State will miss deadline to declare Islamic State Christian genocide

Curt Mills · March 16, 2016 6:39 pm

Rep. Chris Smith compared the administration's unwillingness to call Islamic State actions genocide to Clinton not wanting to declare the slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutu in Rwanda as genocide. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House pressures Obama to label ISIS actions as genocide

Susan Crabtree · March 14, 2016 11:55 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of the pullout of the Russian military from Syria starting Tuesday. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Source: U.S. ‘surprised’ by Russia pullout from Syria

Jamie McIntyre · March 14, 2016 7:28 pm