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Sep 18 2014
News
CIA goes to war against Islamic State
Behind the scenes of the U.S. military preparations for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the al Qaeda offshoot terrorist group Islamic State, the CIA is gearing up for new drone strikes and a surge in intelligence-gathering operations to support it, according to U.S. officials.
The agency is beefing up its presence in countries near Syria, including Jordan, as part of increased U.S
Washington TimesSep 11 2019
Opinion
A letter to 9/11: Happy birthday to the war without end
The day you entered this world I woke to the news on my radio alarm clock. I listened, horror-struck, on my drive to school, then watched your carnage on the TVs in my high school auditorium. On the West Coast, most of us were privileged in our detachment, but the shock, the terror, the anger still burrowed deep.
A month later, the day after U.S. airstrikes began in Afghanistan, I
Washington PostAug 22 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Should we call ISIS 'evil'?
When most people look at ISIS, they see the incarnation of evil. Among its many horrific acts, the Islamic militant group beheaded American journalist James Foley and posted the video this week in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. The Pope typically protests violence, but he implied that he supports the use of military force to combat ISIS. Even al Qaeda says ISIS is too violent. Across
CNN (Online News)Jan 06 2020
News
The Assassination of Qassim Suleimani
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Thursday, January 2nd, President Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani led Iran's elite Quds Force, a covert group of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that Abridge NewsJun 05 2012
News
US Drone Targets Al Qaeda's Second in Command
U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan continue to escalate.
Officials say al Qaeda's second in command was the target of the latest strike in the North Waziristan region Monday.
Abu Yahia al-Libi is thought to have been in the house that was hit, but it's still uncertain if he was killed.
Pakistani officials say at least 15 people were killed in the airstrike, one of several in
CBNJan 15 2020
News
Facebook took down posts regarded as too sympathetic to Soleimani. Free speech advocates must fight back
Instagram, and its parent company Facebook, took down posts regarded as too sympathetic to Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated January 3 in a controversial US airstrike. The news website Coda (1/10/20) was credited with breaking the news, and Newsweek (1/10/20) also reported that: Iranian journalists have reported the censorship of their Instagram accounts. Posts about
AlterNetOct 13 2014
News
Obama advisers appear at odds over US troop role, as ISIS holds ground
Key Obama administration advisers appear at odds over the use of American boots on the ground in Iraq, as Islamic State militants – at the very least – seemed to be holding their own against U.S.-led airstrikes and local security forces.
Asked in an interview on Sunday about a request from an official in Iraq’s Anbar Province for ground troops, National Security Adviser Susan Rice
Fox News (Online News)Sep 21 2014
News
Tony Blair: We'll need boots on the ground against Islamic State - possibly from West
Former British prime minister Tony Blair went on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning to discuss the threat of the Islamic State and the role he believes Europe and the United States will have to play in combating the al-Qaeda-inspired extremist group.
Blair, currently the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said that the Sunni insurgents and their followers will not be
Washington PostMay 19 2021
News
Can US be honest broker in Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The eruption of Israeli-Palestinian violence is raising pressure on the U.S. to return to a traditional role in that conflict – that of powerful mediator. What does the goal of “honest broker” mean today?
As the deadly exchanges of rocket fire and airstrikes between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered their second week Monday, the White House issued a statement in which for the first time
Christian Science MonitorSep 02 2019
News
Trump Administration Officials at Odds Over C.I.A.’s Role in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Senior White House advisers have proposed secretly expanding the C.I.A.’s presence in Afghanistan if international forces begin to withdraw from the country, according to American officials. But C.I.A. and military officials have expressed reservations, prompting a debate in the administration that could complicate negotiations with the Taliban to end the war.
Some
New York Times (News)