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.
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.
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.
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 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.
December 20, 2015 Rice says China, US should avoid close calls between militaries China and the U.S. need to avoid incidents that complicate relations between their militaries, the U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Tuesday in Beijing following a recent close call between air force planes from the two sides.
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 National Security Adviser Susan Rice in China at fraught point in relationship The White House's top national security adviser began talks in Beijing on Monday with top Chinese military and diplomatic officials on bilateral challenges such as a recent close-encounter between their air force planes over the South China Sea.
December 20, 2015 Romney: Obama 'out of touch' on Islamic State, other global threats Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday lashed into President Obama for his handling of Islamic State militants and other foreign policy decisions, accusing the president several times of being “out of touch.”
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.