Boots on the Ground: US Ground Troops Land on Iraq’s Mt. Sinjar | Officials: Obama open to further expansion of new ground operation
Pentagon Adding New Tanks, Vehicles to Massive Cache in Norway Caves
Pentagon Adding New Tanks, Vehicles to Massive Cache in Norway Caves | Cold War plan to stash vehicles in Northern Europe keeps growing
Afghanistan’s Ghani: No Power-Sharing If I Win Recount
Afghanistan’s Ghani: No Power-Sharing If I Win Recount | US election deal in serious doubt as Ghani rejects pledge
ISIS: A Growing Oil Producer in Iraq and Syria
ISIS: A Growing Oil Producer in Iraq and Syria | New ‘Caliphate’ has a lot of oil wealth already
Pentagon Proposing Ground Combat Operation for Yazidi Rescue
Pentagon Proposing Ground Combat Operation for Yazidi Rescue | 130 ‘advisers’ laying the groundwork for open combat
Pentagon Sends More ‘Advisers’ to Iraq, Officials Vow More Aid
Pentagon Sends More ‘Advisers’ to Iraq, Officials Vow More Aid | Officials: Obama will accelerate aid after Maliki leaves
Iraq: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Iraq: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss | Better PR, but Abadi is cut from the same cloth as Maliki
US Airstrikes Complicated by Changing ISIS Tactics
US Airstrikes Complicated by Changing ISIS Tactics | ISIS fighters dissipate, making less convenient targets
Last ‘Moderate’ Rebel Area in Northern Syria Poised to Fall
Last ‘Moderate’ Rebel Area in Northern Syria Poised to Fall | FSA losing ground to both military, Islamists
Cairo Talks Continue; Netanyahu Tries to Sell Cabinet on Truce
Cairo Talks Continue; Netanyahu Tries to Sell Cabinet on Truce| Gaps remain, but framework for final deal seems close