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Alliances December 20, 2015

Obama nominates US envoys to Mexico, India

President Obama is nominating a former Clinton White House deputy chief of staff as ambassador to Mexico and a former senior State Department official and prominent Indian-American as ambassador to India.

Alliances December 20, 2015

Ukraine President Poroshenko to address Congress, meet Obama

In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine's fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the leader of the former Soviet republic speaks to a rare joint session of Congress.

Alliances December 20, 2015

White House claims Arab nations offer to join airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, Syria

White House officials have claimed that Arab nations have offered to join the U.S. in airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria, though no countries were specifically named. 

Alliances December 20, 2015

White House still seeking coalition in Middle East war

The White House said Sunday it will find countries willing to send combat troops to fight Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq, but it's too early to identify them.

Alliances December 20, 2015

Kerry scrambles for concrete commitments against ISIS in Middle East

Egypt's foreign minister said Saturday that he supported action against the Islamic State militant group, but stopped short of specifying any commitment on his country's part.

Alliances 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.

Alliances December 20, 2015

US efforts to track Islamic extremists reportedly hampered by disputes with Europe

Efforts by U.S. intelligence officials to track American and European-born fighters who travel to the Middle East to join Islamic extremist groups like ISIS have been complicated by different approaches to sharing information and homeland security from their European counterparts, according to a published report. 

Alliances 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. 

Alliances December 20, 2015

Obama to meet with India’s Modi at White House

The White House says President Barack Obama will welcome India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, to the White House for a Sept. 29-30 visit aimed at repairing frayed relations between their countries.

Alliances 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.

Alliances December 20, 2015

US denies cooperation with Iran against ISIS

The State Department said Friday it was not coordinating military action or sharing intelligence with Iran, despite an earlier report claiming Iran’s supreme leader had authorized his top military commanders to work with United States, Iraqi and Kurdish forces to fight terror group ISIS.