Guantanamo
US asks Vatican for help with Guantanamo inmates
Tag Archives: United States
Syria
Syrian patriarch: To help Christians, stop flow of weapons
Afghanistan
From Florida to al Qaeda: terror group’s external operations chief spent last years at Iran-Pakistan-Afghan border
Iraq
A Force to Fight ISIS Has Manpower, but Little Firepower
United States
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 8, the US has conducted seven airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State and the US and partners carried out 13 airstrikes against the group in Iraq. The US also released video of recent airstrikes in Syria. ISAF formally ended its Afghan mission on Dec. 8, and began preparing for […]
Islamic State
Kerry seeks authority to target Islamic State affiliates anywhere
Afghanistan
Ex-CIA Directors: Interrogations Saved Lives
Al Qaeda
Senate Panel Faults CIA Over Brutality and Deceit in Interrogations
Al Qaeda
Guantanamo 6 ‘will enjoy complete freedom’ in Uruguay
Afghanistan
US General Has Misgivings as Afghanistan Mission Ends
Iraq
US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Hostage, Nearly Released on Ransom, Dies During Raid
Al Nusrah Front
Israel accused of carrying out airstrikes near Syrian capital
Afghanistan
Afghan official says Western troops leaving prematurely
United States
The US released six Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay, including Jihad Ahmed Mujstafa Diyab, who had been assessed a “high-risk” detainee with extensive connections to al Qaeda’s global network. The US handed over Latif Mehsud and two others detained by US forces in Afghanistan in 2013 to Pakistani authorities. US officials said the unsuccessful raid to […]
US transfers Taliban commander to Pakistani custody
Latif Mehsud and two others detained by US forces in Logar, Afghanistan in 2013 have been handed over to the Pakistani authorities.
AQAP murders 2 hostages, including an American, during US rescue attempt
Forty special operations troops assaulted an al Qaeda compound in the southern province of Shabwa in an attempt to free American photojournalist Luke Somers.
Free Syrian Army
An exclusive look at life in Syrian town of Kobane
United States
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 3, the US has conducted six airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and that the US and partners have carried out 14 airstrikes against the group in Iraq. US officials discussed plans for the temporary addition of extra US troops to NATO’s Afghan training mission Resolute Support.
Iran
Turkey not expected to revise Syria policy
Iran
Iran confirms it carried out air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq
Iraq
Syria’s Assad downplays US strikes on Islamic State
Iraq
White House Seeks to Clarify Syria Policy
Afghanistan
US moves ahead with plan for extra troops in Afghanistan until allies finalize plans
Islamic State
Who is paying for America’s plan to train and equip Syrian rebels?
United States
A Pentagon report on the green-on-blue attack in Afghanistan in August that killed a US general and wounded 16 Coalition troops found no evidence that the attack was instigated by the Taliban, but faulted Afghan officials for lack of cooperation with the investigation. The National Security Council acknowledged that US commandos had tried to rescue […]
Iraq
Examining a Rare Nerve-Agent Shell That Wounded American Troops in Iraq
Iraq
Islamic State cedes little ground despite air attacks
Iraq
Sunni Anbar tribes wary of cooperation with US
United States
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 1, the US has carried out 14 airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, and that the US and partner nations carried out 11 airstrikes against the group in Iraq. Secretary of State Kerry refused to confirm reports that Iranian airstrikes had targeted the Islamic State in Iraq and added […]