October 21, 2017 Abandoning our Kurdish allies is a win for our Iranian enemies It makes no sense for a nation to treat its enemies kindly and its allies harshly. Any nation that tries this foolish approach will see its enemies grow stronger and more dangerous, and will lose its allies when it abandons them.
October 21, 2017 Foreigners who joined ISIS faced almost certain death in Raqqa The forces fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group in Syria have tacit instructions on dealing with the foreigners who joined the extremist group by the thousands: Kill them on the battlefield..
October 20, 2017 Afghan official: Suicide bombing at Kabul mosque kills 30 An Afghan official at the Interior Ministry says suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in western Kabul has killed at least 30 people and wounded 45.
October 18, 2017 Iran filling vacuum following ISIS defeat in Iraq Today, the Islamic State controls just three percent of Iraq after controlling one-third of the country two years ago, but American officials say an old nemesis in the region continues to stoke tensions inside the country, creating another immediate challenge once ISIS is defeated.
October 18, 2017 Is ISIS defeated in Iraq and Syria? In the span of nine months, ISIS has gone back to being the "JV team."
October 17, 2017 Trump Iran speech emboldening ordinary Iranians to speak out against regime President Donald Trump followed up his Iran speech announcing that he would not be certifying the Iran nuclear deal by also making clear his administration stood in solidarity with ordinary Iranians.
October 17, 2017 Canadian ex-hostage said he didn’t believe captors when they told him Trump was president Joshua Boyle opened up about life after abduction and shock learning Donald Trump was the president of the United States.
October 17, 2017 Turkish police bus bombed, several wounded, reports say A bomb exploded as a bus carrying police was passing by in a southern Turkish city on Tuesday, wounding a dozen officers, officials said.
October 17, 2017 Raqqa liberated from ISIS, commander with US-backed Syrian forces says The Syrian city of Raqqa was liberated from ISIS fighters Tuesday, a commander with U.S.-backed Syrian forces said, announcing the "fall of the capital of terrorism."
October 16, 2017 Netanyahu, in video, tells Iran foreign minister to delete his Twitter account In a video message posted online Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had some choice words for Iran’s foreign minister: “Delete your account.”
