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December 20, 2015

Fort Hood shooting victims receive long-delayed Purple Hearts, may still have to fight for benefits

Victims of the 2009 Fort Hood terror attack finally received their long-delayed honor on Friday聽at a Purple Heart ceremony in Texas -- though they may have to keep fighting to get military benefits.

December 20, 2015

White House says Obama willing to negotiate details of force authorization request

The White House has said that President Barack Obama is open to negotiating several aspects of his proposed authorization to use military force against the ISIS terror group, including his proposed three-year time limit on U.S. military action and the use of ground troops.

December 20, 2015

GOP senators demand answers over disclosure of mission to oust ISIS from Mosul

Top Republican senators on Friday demanded answers after a military official revealed 鈥渄etailed operational information鈥� about a looming Iraqi mission to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, saying the disclosure has put the mission at risk.

December 20, 2015

Showing our hand? US military official outlines plan to retake Iraqi city of Mosul

A U.S. military official on Thursday outlined plans to retake the vital Iraq city of Mosul from Islamic State terrorists as early as April -- an unusual move that swiftly drew criticism that the Pentagon was revealing too much information to the enemy.

December 20, 2015

Obama says world should address 鈥榞rievances鈥� that terrorists exploit

President Obama defended his administration鈥檚 approach to the international terror threat at a White House summit Wednesday, standing by claims that groups like the Islamic State do not represent Islam -- as well as claims that job creation could help combat extremism.

December 20, 2015

ISIS on the doorstep? Fighters reportedly seize Iraqi town near base holding US Marines

Islamic State fighters reportedly seized most of a western Iraqi town on Thursday, in fighting taking place mere miles from an air base where hundreds of U.S. Marines are training Iraqis.

December 20, 2015

White House asking authorization for military to fight ISIS

The Obama administration is preparing to send Congress a proposal authorizing limited military force against the Islamic State, although it could prompt criticism from both parties. 樱桃视频 is told that the resolution will include language urging no 鈥渆nduring combat ground forces鈥� while also not expressly prohibiting so-called 鈥渂oots on the ground."

December 20, 2015

White House walks back Obama comment suggesting Paris attack random

The White House clarified Tuesday that the terror attack last month on a Kosher market in Paris was in fact motivated by anti-Semitism, after President Obama drew criticism for suggesting it was random.

December 20, 2015

US intel officials: 20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq

Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,400 from Western nations among 20,000 from around the world, U.S. intelligence officials say in an updated estimate of a top terrorism concern.

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers condemn 'barbaric' killing of American aid worker held by ISIS

Administration officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday condemned the killing of Kayla Jean Mueller -- a 26-year-old American aid worker who had been held hostage by Islamic State militants --聽calling it a 'barbaric' act and 'an unspeakably ugly insult to the civilized world.'