December 20, 2015 Obama's 'ISIL czar' tasked with getting US response in sync President Barack Obama's new "ISIL czar," Robert Malley, has a long and sometimes controversial history at the center of U.S. policymaking in the Middle East.
December 20, 2015 US anti-ISIS envoy says only 30 percent of Russian airstrikes hit terror group The United States' special envoy to the coalition fighting the ISIS terror group in Iraq and Syria said that just 30 percent of Russian airstrikes in Syria were targeting the terror group.
December 20, 2015 Intelligence report commissioned by White House says ISIS not contained A new intelligence report commissioned by the White House says that the ISIS terror group will grow in numbers and territory unless it suffers significant losses in Iraq and Syria.
December 20, 2015 State Dept. ‘rejects’ Russia’s claims that Turkey smuggling ISIS oil For the second time this week, the State Department rejected claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Turkey’s government is colluding with ISIS to smuggle oil across its borders.
December 20, 2015 White House tries to ease flare-up over Netanyahu insults The White House on Wednesday sought to tamp down the controversy over a magazine piece that detailed deep tensions between the U.S. and Israel – and quoted an unnamed senior Obama administration official calling the Israeli leader a “chickenshit.”
December 20, 2015 Top Jewish leader calls on Obama to ‘name, apologize for and repudiate’ official who mocked Netanyahu Rabbi Marvin Hier, the founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has called on President Obama to "name, apologize for, and repudiate" the anonymous official quoted in an Atlantic Magazine article describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "chickensh-t," The Algemeiner reports.
December 20, 2015 Marines, UK combat troops give key command post to Afghan military, as mission draws to close The last Marines unit in Afghanistan officially concluded its mission on Sunday, handing over to the Afghan military the sprawling U.S. military base known as Camp Leatherneck.
December 20, 2015 US probes allegations ISIS used chemical weapons The U.S. is investigating claims that Islamic State militants used chemical weapons against Iraqis last month, in what would be a serious escalation of the fighting in the region.
December 20, 2015 Anti-Israel restaurant receives funding from John Kerry’s wife’s foundation A food cart that hands out anti-Israel propaganda with each of its sandwiches has received funding from a foundation run by Secretary of State John Kerry’s wife.
December 20, 2015 US officials: Israel defense chief denied meetings Still miffed over negative comments that Israel's defense minister made about Secretary of State John Kerry's Mideast peace efforts and nuclear negotiations with Iran, the Obama administration this week refused his requests to meet several top national security aides, U.S. officials said Friday.
