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The Stark Contrast Between Trump's Trip To Iraq And Obama's 2009 Visit
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a conflict zone as commander in chief this week, visiting troops at Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Wednesday. The unannounced journey took place just days after announcing that he planned to remove U.S. troops from Syria and saw his own defense secretary resign in response.
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Elite Unit That Helped Kill Osama Bin Laden Gets Expanded Power To Hunt Terrorists
The Obama administration is giving the elite Joint Special Operations Command - the same organization that helped kill Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid by Navy SEALs - expanded power to track, plan and potentially launch attacks on terrorist cells around the globe, a move driven by concerns of a dispersed terrorist threat as Islamic State militants a...
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Donald Trump's Criticism Of Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton As 'Co-Founders' Of ISIS Called 'False'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's characterization of US President Barack Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as "co-founders" of the ISIS terrorist group drew swift rebuke on Thursday as "false" and "unhinged."
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45,000 ISIS Fighters Taken Off Battlefields: United States
The military campaigns in Iraq and Syria have taken 45,000 enemy combatants off the battlefield and reduced the total number of ISIS fighters to as few as 15,000, the top US commander for the fight against IS said Wednesday.
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NATO Leaders Resume Key Summit; Afghanistan, Iraq On Agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders have begun the second day of a summit meeting in Warsaw that's expected to lead to decisions about Afghanistan, the central Mediterranean and Iraq.
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Barack Obama, Saudi Prince Focus On Iraq And Syria In Washington Meeting
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against ISIS terrorists and the importance of a political transition in war-torn Syria, the White House said.
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US President Barack Obama Meets National Security Team On ISIS
President Barack Obama met Tuesday with his National Security Council to get an update on the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.
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US To Send More Troops To Iraq, Escalating War On ISIS
The Obama administration will step up its military campaign against ISIS by sending more troops to Iraq, where they will be placed closer to the front lines of the conflict to advise Iraqi forces.
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Barack Obama Sees Momentum In Fight Against ISIS
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq had put the militant group on the defensive, shrinking its territory and striking key leaders.
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Destroying ISIS Group My 'Top Priority': Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that destroying the ISIS group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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Turkey Announces Troop Withdrawal From Iraq After Barack Obama Appeal: Ministry
Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to do so in order to de-escalate tensions with Baghdad over the deployment.
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Ashton Carter In Iraq To Seek New Ways To Battle ISIS
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has traveled to Iraq on an unannounced visit with directions from President Barack Obama to find new ways to hasten the destruction of the ISIS.
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Barack Obama Undecided On Use Of Attack Helicopters In Iraq: White House
US President Barack Obama has not decided whether to approve the use of attack helicopters in operations against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday.
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US Raid in Syria Sets Template for New Operations
The United States has been eliminating a mid- to high-level Islamic State figure every two days, on average, contributing to President Obama's decision to send a new Special Operations force to Iraq to intensify efforts to locate and kill militant leaders there and in Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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The Stark Contrast Between Trump's Trip To Iraq And Obama's 2009 Visit
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a conflict zone as commander in chief this week, visiting troops at Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Wednesday. The unannounced journey took place just days after announcing that he planned to remove U.S. troops from Syria and saw his own defense secretary resign in response.
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Elite Unit That Helped Kill Osama Bin Laden Gets Expanded Power To Hunt Terrorists
The Obama administration is giving the elite Joint Special Operations Command - the same organization that helped kill Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid by Navy SEALs - expanded power to track, plan and potentially launch attacks on terrorist cells around the globe, a move driven by concerns of a dispersed terrorist threat as Islamic State militants a...
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Donald Trump's Criticism Of Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton As 'Co-Founders' Of ISIS Called 'False'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's characterization of US President Barack Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as "co-founders" of the ISIS terrorist group drew swift rebuke on Thursday as "false" and "unhinged."
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45,000 ISIS Fighters Taken Off Battlefields: United States
The military campaigns in Iraq and Syria have taken 45,000 enemy combatants off the battlefield and reduced the total number of ISIS fighters to as few as 15,000, the top US commander for the fight against IS said Wednesday.
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NATO Leaders Resume Key Summit; Afghanistan, Iraq On Agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders have begun the second day of a summit meeting in Warsaw that's expected to lead to decisions about Afghanistan, the central Mediterranean and Iraq.
-
Barack Obama, Saudi Prince Focus On Iraq And Syria In Washington Meeting
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against ISIS terrorists and the importance of a political transition in war-torn Syria, the White House said.
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US President Barack Obama Meets National Security Team On ISIS
President Barack Obama met Tuesday with his National Security Council to get an update on the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.
-
US To Send More Troops To Iraq, Escalating War On ISIS
The Obama administration will step up its military campaign against ISIS by sending more troops to Iraq, where they will be placed closer to the front lines of the conflict to advise Iraqi forces.
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Barack Obama Sees Momentum In Fight Against ISIS
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq had put the militant group on the defensive, shrinking its territory and striking key leaders.
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Destroying ISIS Group My 'Top Priority': Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that destroying the ISIS group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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Turkey Announces Troop Withdrawal From Iraq After Barack Obama Appeal: Ministry
Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to do so in order to de-escalate tensions with Baghdad over the deployment.
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Ashton Carter In Iraq To Seek New Ways To Battle ISIS
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has traveled to Iraq on an unannounced visit with directions from President Barack Obama to find new ways to hasten the destruction of the ISIS.
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Barack Obama Undecided On Use Of Attack Helicopters In Iraq: White House
US President Barack Obama has not decided whether to approve the use of attack helicopters in operations against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday.
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US Raid in Syria Sets Template for New Operations
The United States has been eliminating a mid- to high-level Islamic State figure every two days, on average, contributing to President Obama's decision to send a new Special Operations force to Iraq to intensify efforts to locate and kill militant leaders there and in Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday.
