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Global Coalition Stepping Up Against Islamic State

Global Coalition Stepping Up Against Islamic State

US Gen. Martin Dempsey in Iraq to Assess Campaign

US Gen. Martin Dempsey in Iraq to Assess Campaign

Pentagon Says More Ground Troops Possible to Fight ISIS

Pentagon Says More Ground Troops Possible to Fight ISIS

Coalition Airstrikes in Syria Have Killed at Least 860

Coalition Airstrikes in Syria Have Killed at Least 860

Middle East Alignments: Open Questions

Middle East Alignments: Open Questions

Iraqi Kurdish Lawmakers Authorized Its Peshmerga Fighters to Help Syrian Kurds

Iraqi Kurdish Lawmakers Authorized Its Peshmerga Fighters to Help Syrian Kurds

Syrian Leader Exploits Coalition War Against ISIS

Syrian Leader Exploits Coalition War Against ISIS

Islamic State Militants Seize US Airdropped Weapons Cache Meant for Kurds

Islamic State Militants Seize US Airdropped Weapons Cache Meant for Kurds

US-Led Airstrike Kills 8 in ISIS-Held Syrian Town

US-Led Airstrike Kills 8 in ISIS-Held Syrian Town

Obama’s Legacy in the Middle East: Passing the Baton in 2017

Obama’s Legacy in the Middle East: Passing the Baton in 2017

Hard-Pressed Between Turkey and ISIL, Kurds Essential to Regional Peace

Hard-Pressed Between Turkey and ISIL, Kurds Essential to Regional Peace

Kurds Hold Position Against ISIL Advance in Syria

Kurds Hold Position Against ISIL Advance in Syria

Pentagon Names Syria-Iraq Operation: ‘Inherent Resolve’

Pentagon Names Syria-Iraq Operation: ‘Inherent Resolve’

Syrian Kurds Feel Abandoned as Kobani Battle Rages

Syrian Kurds Feel Abandoned as Kobani Battle Rages

Obama, Allies Plot Anti-ISIS Strategy

Obama, Allies Plot Anti-ISIS Strategy

Worried Iraqi Capital Sees Militants Siege Take Shape

Worried Iraqi Capital Sees Militants Siege Take Shape

Airstrikes Not End Threat From Syrian Terror Cell

Airstrikes Not End Threat From Syrian Terror Cell

Coalition Strikes ISIL Position Near Turkish Border

Coalition Strikes ISIL Position Near Turkish Border

US-Led Airstrikes Produce Few Gains

US-Led Airstrikes Produce Few Gains

Defeating the Islamic State Militarily Is Only Half the Battle

Defeating the Islamic State Militarily Is Only Half the Battle