The Iraqi government has requested U.S. airstrikes to help it put down a fast-moving rebellion by Sunni insurgents, but the Defense Department’s top civilian and military leaders told senators today that a clearer picture of the situation on the ground…
U.S. officials with access to the latest U.S. intelligence on Iraq told Fox News it “appears likely/probable” that U.S.-made Stinger missiles have fallen into the hands of Sunni insurgents.
At the State Department’s request, the U.S. Military is providing security assistance for U.S. diplomatic facilities in Baghdad, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of Defense. In a statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby…
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush to move from the North Arabian Sea into the Arabian Gulf, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said. In a statement, Kirby said the order…
Citing the “huge investments and sacrifices” Americans have made in Iraq, President Barack Obama said today that he has asked his national security team to prepare a range of options to help Iraqi security forces stop rapidly advancing Sunni insurgents…
Video posted at YouTube.com shows thousands of young men forced to march down a highway in Tikrit, Iraq by their ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) captors in Tikrit, Iraq.
