Barack Hussein Obama

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  Saddam Hussein Should Have Been Left To Run Iraq, Says CIA Officer Who Interrogated Him

  Both President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2003 (or, at least, Trump claims he now does). The war in Iraq and its chaotic aftermath in many ways prefigure the present moment in the Middle East; it triggered a sectarian unraveling that now haunts both Iraq and Syria and lo...

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  Donald Trump Accuses US President Barack Obama Of Being The 'Founder Of ISIS'

  Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of establishing the ISIS that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. A moment later on another topic, he referred to the president by his full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama.

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  Saddam Hussein Killed Terrorists 'So Good': Donald Trump Praises Iraqi President

  Donald Trump, who frequently criticizes US foreign policy under President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is praising Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ruthlessness.

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  President Obama's Kenyan Roots and Relatives

  President Barack Obama's family tree reaches from his father's tiny Kenyan village to the White House in a single generation.

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  Barack Obama's Grandmother to Cook for Him on Kenya Trip

  President Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits the East African nation, the birthplace of his father, later this month.

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  Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim

  Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.

• Iraqi Forces Launch String of Attacks on Sunni Militants

  Iraqi forces launched a string of attacks on Sunni militants on Tuesday, including at Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit, as US President Barack Obama declared his firmest commitment yet to targeting jihadists.

• Iran Rejects US Action in Iraq, ISIS Tightens Syria Border Grip

  Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove towards Baghdad from new strongholds along the Syrian border.

• John Kerry Heads to Middle East as Iraq's Sectarian Divide Deepens

  US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Middle East on Sunday seeking to overcome the sectarian divide in Iraq where Sunni militants seized more ground in an offensive that could rip the country apart.

• Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize for Syrian mission

  The global chemical weapons watchdog working to eliminate chemical weapons stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria's civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

• Syria asks the United Nations to stop US strike

  Syria has asked the United Nations to prevent "any aggression" against Syria following a call over the weekend by U.S. President Barack Obama for punitive strikes against the Syrian military for last month's chemical weapons attack.

• Ghosts of Iraq war force Britain to delay Syria strike

  Prime Minister David Cameron's plans for an imminent military strike on Syria were in disarray today after a revolt by lawmakers warning him to heed the "lessons of Iraq".

• Israel hints it will keep pressing US on Iran

  Israel's leader suggested in an interview on Thursday that he'll keep publicly pressing the United States to get tougher on Iran, despite the strains his remarks have caused with the Barack Obama administration.

• Barack Obama backs effort to recover Arab Spring assets

  US President Barack Obama is pledging American support for Arab Spring nations seeking to recover assets from their toppled regimes. Mr Obama says the return of the money - which he estimates could be billions of dollars - is needed to help rebuild and stabilise countries such as Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.

• Russia can work with Mitt Romney if elected, says Vladimir Putin

  Putin expressed concern about how a Romney presidency would affect the long-running dispute over U.S.-led NATO plans to place elements of a missile-defense system in Europe. Russia contends the system could undermine its own defenses.