President Obama Said Iran Can Play ‘Constructive’ Role in Iraq (Video)
President Obama said Iran can play a “constructive” role in Iraq. Watch the press conference that took place today.
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ISIS Occupy Saddam Hussein’s Chemical Weapons Facility
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) occupy a chemical-weapons production facility built by Saddam Hussein, a complex U.S. officials said still contain a stockpile of old weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Iraq Request U.S. for Air Support (Video)
Iraq has requested the U.S. for air support to target the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said during a Congressional hearing yesterday.
American Trained Iraqi Divisions Dissolved, says Gen. Dempsey
Roughly 60,000 American trained Iraqi troops threw down their “arms, and in some cases” colluded with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a Senate committee.
Obama Wants New Iraq Government, Without Maliki
The White House is convinced that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, is unable to reconcile the Islamic factions in the country and wants to see a new government installed without Maliki, The Wall Street Journal reported.
North Korea Reportly Has a New Cruise Missile
Did you see that? A brief scene that lasts just over a second, buried within a North Korean military propaganda appears to indicate that the country has developed a new cruise missile, a Johns Hopkins university group announced.
Unilateral Cease-Fire May Be Declared in Ukraine
Ukraine announced it may declare a “temporary, unilateral, cease-fire” in the eastern part of Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported.
War Between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq threatens the entire region
Muslims fighting Muslims — so who is to blame? Perhaps Allah! Both sides, Sunnis backed by Saudi Arabia and Shiites backed by Iran, are blaming each other as sectarian violence threatens “unpredictable consequences” for the region.
Twelve Islamists Sentenced to Death in Egypt
Twelve Islamists were sentenced to death by an Egyptian judge on Wednesday for the murder of Gen. Nabil Farrag, a senior police official.
Putin Has a New Toy as Russia Christens Fourth-Generation Top-Secret Submarine
As tensions continue to intensify between Russia and the West over Ukraine, Russia christened a fourth-generation top-secret nuclear submarine named Severodvinsk, on Tuesday.
Drug Trafficking in Latin America Leads to Humanitarian Crisis
The rise of drug trafficking in Latin America has been neglected for so long, that it’s creating an ‘epic humanitarian crisis’ on the border, creating a direct threat to national security, and threatens to destabilize the entire region, a Congressman said on Tuesday.
Refugee Camp: Survivors of ISIS Detail Carnage (Video)
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) rapid advancement last week in the Nineveh province left thousands with broken lives who now live in U.N. refugee camps. Some of those survivors spoke with CBN’s Chris Mitchell about the carnage they witnessed.
Iraq Comes Up, as Negotiators Meet for the Fifth Round of Nuclear Talks in Vienna
Iran’s negotiations continued with six global powers regarding its nuclear program continued in Vienna, marking the fifth round of talks hoping to reach a comprehensive agreement by July 20. Alongside the nuclear talks, U.S. and Iranian diplomats discussed the crisis in Iraq.
U.S. Trained ISIS at Secret Jordan Base
The United States trained members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) (ISIS) at a secret base in Jordan to combat Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces in Syria. Now, those same forces are fighting in Iraq, according to World Net Daily.
ISIS Takes Control of Iraq’s Largest Refinery, White House Considers Options
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) (ISIS) attacked Iraq’s largest oil refinery, located in Baiji in Northern Iraq, and seized the facility as security forces fled. Meanwhile, the White House is carefully weighing its options and is considering a “targeted, highly selective campaign of airstrikes” against the jihadists.
ISIS Advances on Baquba, Less than 40 Miles from Baghdad
On Tuesday, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) (ISIS) targeted the city of Baquba, less than 40 miles north of Baghdad.
US commandos capture Benghazi suspect (Video)
U.S. Special Forces captured one of the alleged leaders of the 2012 assault on an U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in a secret raid in Libya over the weekend.
ISIS Likely to have U.S. Made Stinger Missiles
Last week, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) (ISIS) seized several Iraqi army bases, and captured two weapons depots full of U.S. made military equipment.
ISIS Moving Captured U.S. Tanks, Humvees to Syria
A significant number of tanks, trucks, and humvees were seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and those arms are being sent to Syria, according to U.S. officials.
Iraq Sees Obama as Jihad ‘Accomplice’
The Obama administration has been aware for two months that the al-Qaida-inspired group that has taken over two Iraqi cities and now is threatening Baghdad was training fighters in Turkey, according to a Shiite source in contact with a high official in the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.