U.S. banks on strong Iraq coalition, but allies are hesitant
PARIS (Reuters) - The United States says it is "comfortable" it can forge an international coalition to fight Islamic State, but with Western and Middle Eastern allies hesitant, it risks finding itself out on a limb. President Barack Obama this week ...
Kerry builds support for ‘war’ on Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
US Secretary of State John Kerry is en route to Cairo today to continue building a broad international coalition for a “war” against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq. Retired US general John Allen, the hawkish ex-commander of NATO forces in ...
Kurdish female fighters face jihadists in Iraq's north
MAKHMUR: Tekoshin stands on a mountain in north Iraq with a rifle slung over her shoulder and a grenade tucked into her belt, facing jihadists in “a struggle to liberate women”. Women have been fighting alongside men in the Kurdistan Workers' Party ...
Kurdish female fighters face Islamic State militants in Iraq's north
MAKHMUR, Iraq: Tekoshin stands on a mountain in north Iraq with a rifle slung over her shoulder and a grenade tucked into her belt, facing jihadists in "a struggle to liberate women". Women have been fighting alongside men in the Kurdistan Workers' Party ...
US finds cobbling coalition against extremists in Iraq and Syria is no easy task
ANKARA, Turkey – Assembling a coalition to fight the militants from the Islamic State group is proving to be a complicated affair. France is all in, but would like to invite Iran — against the wishes of the United States. The U.S. is pressing Turkey ...
