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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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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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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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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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No Point In US Pursuing Syria Diplomacy With Russia: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said there is no point pursuing further negotiations with Russia over Syria, leaving the Obama administration without a backup plan and scrambling to develop new options to stop the mounting carnage.
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For The First Time Since 2013, ISIS Has No Border With NATO
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Sunday pushed the Islamic State out of the remaining stretch of territory the group had controlled along the Turkish-Syrian border, severing the militants' last access to the outside world.
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Donald Trump Reveals Few Details On 'Extreme Vetting' Of Immigrants
Donald Trump is calling for "extreme" vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, but he's offering few specifics about how that might work, how long it might last or how taxpayers would foot the bill.
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Donald Trump Promises To Work With NATO To Defeat ISIS
Republican Donald Trump said on Monday he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat that the United States might not meet its obligations to the Western military alliance.
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Donald Trump Looking To Institute Political Tests For Immigrants
Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as "foreign policy realism" focused on destroying the ISIS group and other terrorist organizations.
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Trump Backs Off ISIS Comments; Party Head Appears At Rallies In Show Of Unity
Republican Donald Trump on Friday backed away from comments calling President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton the founders of the terrorist group ISIS, while the Republican Party sought to project unity behind their candidate.
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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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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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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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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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No Point In US Pursuing Syria Diplomacy With Russia: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said there is no point pursuing further negotiations with Russia over Syria, leaving the Obama administration without a backup plan and scrambling to develop new options to stop the mounting carnage.
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For The First Time Since 2013, ISIS Has No Border With NATO
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Sunday pushed the Islamic State out of the remaining stretch of territory the group had controlled along the Turkish-Syrian border, severing the militants' last access to the outside world.
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Donald Trump Reveals Few Details On 'Extreme Vetting' Of Immigrants
Donald Trump is calling for "extreme" vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, but he's offering few specifics about how that might work, how long it might last or how taxpayers would foot the bill.
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Donald Trump Promises To Work With NATO To Defeat ISIS
Republican Donald Trump said on Monday he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat that the United States might not meet its obligations to the Western military alliance.
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Donald Trump Looking To Institute Political Tests For Immigrants
Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as "foreign policy realism" focused on destroying the ISIS group and other terrorist organizations.
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Trump Backs Off ISIS Comments; Party Head Appears At Rallies In Show Of Unity
Republican Donald Trump on Friday backed away from comments calling President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton the founders of the terrorist group ISIS, while the Republican Party sought to project unity behind their candidate.
