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Jun 25 2016
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U.S. commanders now openly challenging ISIS strategy of outgoing Obama
Rifts have emerged between U.S. military leaders and the Obama White House on Washington’s future role in Libya, with the generals questioning the White House’s argument that the recent success against Islamic State shows Libya can go it alone in the fight against terrorism, without direct U.S. assistance.
Washington TimesSep 18 2014
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House approves arms, training for moderate Syrian rebels
In back-to-back votes, the Republican-led House on Wednesday gave the U.S. military the authority to train and arm Syrian rebels against the Islamic State and then approved a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 11.
Fox News (Online News)Sep 17 2014
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Top general says half of Iraqi army incapable of working with US against ISIS
The U.S. military's top officer said Wednesday that almost half of Iraq's army is incapable of working against the Islamic State militant group, while the other half needs to be rebuilt with the help of U.S. advisers and military equipment.
Fox News (Online News)May 26 2013
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London Attack: 3 More Arrested In Slaying Of Drummer Lee Rigby
Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation.
HuffPostJun 10 2015
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U.S. Embracing a New Approach on Battling ISIS in Iraq
In a major shift of focus in the battle against the Islamic State, the Obama administration is planning to establish a new military base in Anbar Province, Iraq, and to send up to 450 more American military trainers to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi.
New York Times (News)Oct 08 2016
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Hillary In Leaked Email: Saudi Arabia And Qatar Are Funding ISIS Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/10/hillary-in-leaked-email-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-are-funding-isis/#ixzz4Mmzkkldw
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton sent an email to her campaign chairman John Podesta in 2014, who was then-counselor to President Barack Obama, that said Saudi Arabia and Qatar are both giving financial and logistical support to the Islamic State and other extremist Sunni groups, according to a recent Wikileaks release.
The Daily CallerAug 22 2014
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Why US Special Forces failed to rescue James Foley
US intelligence officials still know relatively little about the workings of Islamic State militants. James Foley may have been traded by insurgent groups before ending up in IS hands, which complicates the intelligence picture.
Christian Science MonitorMay 25 2015
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Carter saying Iraqi forces losing 'will to fight' sparks more criticism, concern about Obama plan
The Islamic State groups takeover of Ramadi is evidence that Iraqi forces do not have the will to fight Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in the harshest assessment yet from a high-ranking Obama administration official of Iraqi fighters and the loss of the provincial capital
Fox News (Online News)Oct 13 2015
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Afghan ISIS Branch Makes Inroads in Battle Against Taliban
At least three times a week, Malaika hikes up the mountain, past mulberry and pine trees, to a clearing where she can get cellphone reception. She calls her family to reassure them that the Islamic State fighters have not come for her yet.
New York Times (News)Oct 09 2015
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Obama Administration Ends Pentagon Program to Train Syrian Rebels
The Obama administration has ended the Pentagon’s $500 million program to train and equip Syrian rebels, administration officials said on Friday, in an acknowledgment that the beleaguered program had failed to produce any kind of ground combat forces capable of taking on the Islamic State in Syria.
New York Times (News)