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December 20, 2015

Syria strategy 2.0: Obama to hit reset to counter growing ISIS threat

One year to the day since addressing the American people about possible strikes against the Assad regime in Syria over its chemical weapons attack, President Obama is coming back to the American people with a drastically different -- and strategically complex -- plan to combat a drastically different enemy.

December 20, 2015

Obama huddles with top lawmakers ahead of prime-time address on ISIS

President Obama huddled with congressional leaders Tuesday to build support for his administration's campaign against the Islamic State, as he prepares for a high-stakes prime-time address where he's under pressure to lay out a clear strategy.

December 20, 2015

State Department enters propaganda war with ISIS

The State Department is launching a tough and graphic propaganda counteroffensive against the Islamic State, using some of the group's own images of barbaric acts against fellow Muslims to undercut its message.

December 20, 2015

White House reportedly planning years-long campaign to destroy ISIS

The Obama administration is reportedly preparing a campaign to destroy the Islamic State militant group that could outlast the president's remaining time in office, according to a published report. 

December 20, 2015

Obama administration denies 'mission creep' in Iraq, as US force size grows

As the unnamed U.S. air campaign over Iraq turned one month old on Monday, the Pentagon and White House continued to deny the fight against the Islamic State has grown into something larger than originally intended.

December 20, 2015

Arab states join forces against ISIS, as Obama preps strategy

Arab League nations called Monday for combating Islamic State extremists, acting to join forces against the terror threat as President Obama continues to forge his own coalition for battling the extremist group.

December 20, 2015

Russian strategic bombers near Canada practice cruise missile strikes on US

Two Russian strategic bombers conducted practice cruise missile attacks on the United States during a training mission last week that defense officials say appeared timed to the NATO summit in Wales.

December 20, 2015

Message to Putin? Obama warns NATO allies will respond to ‘armed attack’

President Obama on Friday delivered a tacit warning to Russia’s Vladimir Putin amid the unrest in Ukraine, vowing at the close of a NATO summit that the allies will not tolerate an attack on any member nation.

December 20, 2015

‘Severing the link’: Lawmakers, experts call for coordinated attack on ISIS headquarters in Syria

As President Obama and U.S. allies weigh the next steps in the fight against the Islamic State, lawmakers and military analysts say the strategy for uprooting the terror network must involve striking at its headquarters in Raqqa, Syria – using airstrikes as well as allies on the ground.

December 20, 2015

Top Republican urges Obama to reconsider ‘no boots on the ground’ mantra in Iraq

A top House Republican is urging the Obama administration to consider sending U.S. ground forces as part of its strategy against the Islamic State, saying “we will have to risk Americans" to defeat the terrorist group.