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"Americans Should Be Horrified By Terrorist Attacks On Israel," Says Barack Obama
Obama strongly denounced the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel, resulting in hundreds of casualties in recent days.
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"Very Telling" Trump Didn't Know His Own Anti-ISIS Point Man: Ex-Official
"Brett McGurk, who I do not know, was appointed by President Obama in 2015," Trump said Saturday on Twitter. "Was supposed to leave in February but he just resigned prior to leaving. Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event!"
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The Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls By Boko Haram: A Timeline
Following is a timeline of events since the Boko Haram jihadist group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in 2014.
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Pentagon Delivers Draft Plan To Defeat ISIS To White House
A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat the ISIS has been delivered to the White House and US Defense Secretary Jim (James) Mattis has briefed senior administration officials, a Defense Department spokesman told reporters.
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Pentagon Readies New Anti-ISIS Plan For Donald Trump
The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the ISIS group, after President Donald Trump demanded top brass find additional ways to destroy the jihadists.
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In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an about-face and started calling the Islamic State group ISIS, not ISIL.
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In First, US Gives Anti-ISIS Syria Force Armoured Vehicles
The United States has provided Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State group with armoured vehicles for the first time, a US official and a spokesman for the anti-jihadist force said Tuesday.
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U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike Islamic State Fighters In Libya
Two Air Force B-2 stealth bombers struck Islamic State camps southwest of the Libyan city of Sirte on Wednesday night, less than a month after the Pentagon declared an end to an extended air campaign there.
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US President Barack Obama Opens Up About His Toughest Decision
What was US President Barack Obama's hardest decision during his two terms in office? A massive troop surge in Afghanistan, he said in an interview on Sunday.
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From Barack Obama, A Final Christmas Tribute To The Troops He's Led
For eight years, Barack Obama has led a military fighting in multiple theaters overseas, becoming the only president in U.S. history to serve full two terms with the nation at war. On Sunday, he sought to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed along the way in battles that will continue even after his presidency comes to a close.
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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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Barack Obama Unlikely To See Assault On ISIS' Syria Stronghold
A US-backed assault on Raqqa, ISIS' de facto capital in Syria, is unlikely to pierce the city itself before President Barack Obama leaves office in January, denying him the chance to claim the end of the group's "caliphate" as part of his legacy.
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Obama, Turkey's Erdogan Discuss Campaign Against ISIS: White House
US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the next steps in the campaign against ISIS during a telephone call on Wednesday, the White House said.
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Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Policy On Syria Would Lead To World War III
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
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Mosul Offensive Provides A Pre-Election Boon For Barack Obama
The battle for Mosul is a chance for President Barack Obama to claim an election-year victory over the ISIS group in Iraq and offset failures in Syria.
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"Americans Should Be Horrified By Terrorist Attacks On Israel," Says Barack Obama
Obama strongly denounced the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel, resulting in hundreds of casualties in recent days.
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"Very Telling" Trump Didn't Know His Own Anti-ISIS Point Man: Ex-Official
"Brett McGurk, who I do not know, was appointed by President Obama in 2015," Trump said Saturday on Twitter. "Was supposed to leave in February but he just resigned prior to leaving. Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event!"
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The Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls By Boko Haram: A Timeline
Following is a timeline of events since the Boko Haram jihadist group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in 2014.
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Pentagon Delivers Draft Plan To Defeat ISIS To White House
A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat the ISIS has been delivered to the White House and US Defense Secretary Jim (James) Mattis has briefed senior administration officials, a Defense Department spokesman told reporters.
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Pentagon Readies New Anti-ISIS Plan For Donald Trump
The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the ISIS group, after President Donald Trump demanded top brass find additional ways to destroy the jihadists.
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In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an about-face and started calling the Islamic State group ISIS, not ISIL.
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In First, US Gives Anti-ISIS Syria Force Armoured Vehicles
The United States has provided Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State group with armoured vehicles for the first time, a US official and a spokesman for the anti-jihadist force said Tuesday.
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U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike Islamic State Fighters In Libya
Two Air Force B-2 stealth bombers struck Islamic State camps southwest of the Libyan city of Sirte on Wednesday night, less than a month after the Pentagon declared an end to an extended air campaign there.
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US President Barack Obama Opens Up About His Toughest Decision
What was US President Barack Obama's hardest decision during his two terms in office? A massive troop surge in Afghanistan, he said in an interview on Sunday.
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From Barack Obama, A Final Christmas Tribute To The Troops He's Led
For eight years, Barack Obama has led a military fighting in multiple theaters overseas, becoming the only president in U.S. history to serve full two terms with the nation at war. On Sunday, he sought to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed along the way in battles that will continue even after his presidency comes to a close.
-
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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Barack Obama Unlikely To See Assault On ISIS' Syria Stronghold
A US-backed assault on Raqqa, ISIS' de facto capital in Syria, is unlikely to pierce the city itself before President Barack Obama leaves office in January, denying him the chance to claim the end of the group's "caliphate" as part of his legacy.
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Obama, Turkey's Erdogan Discuss Campaign Against ISIS: White House
US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the next steps in the campaign against ISIS during a telephone call on Wednesday, the White House said.
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Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Policy On Syria Would Lead To World War III
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
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Mosul Offensive Provides A Pre-Election Boon For Barack Obama
The battle for Mosul is a chance for President Barack Obama to claim an election-year victory over the ISIS group in Iraq and offset failures in Syria.
