Opinion: How ISIS Funds Terror Through Black Market Antiquities Trade
As coalition airstrikes attempt to curb the expansion of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), the radical…
Syrian Military Claims to Have Destroyed Two ISIS MiGs
The Syrian government is claiming its air force has destroyed two out of the three Soviet-built MiG fighters captured by…
U.S. Central Command Casts Doubts On Claims ISIS Operating Captured MiGs
The U.S. Central Command has seen no evidence that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist…
Opinion: A Campaign With No Name
The first Iraq War was called Operation Desert Storm, the second Iraq war was called Operation Iraqi Freedom, but what…
Bataan ARG Leaves U.S. 5th Fleet , Returns to Norfolk by End of Month
The three ship Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has left U.S. Central Command and transited into the U.S. 6th Fleet…
Panel: Law Authorizing ISIS Strikes Could Be Up For Review When Congress Returns
Because the 2001 Authorization of the Use of Military Force “has no sunset” or “geographic limits,” a panel of legal…
The Implications of Expanding ISIS Airstrikes Into Syria
The start of U.S. airstrikes in Syria early Tuesday morning local time marks a major expansion of the air campaign…
Opinion: Searching for a Strategy to Defeat ISIS
The news on the crisis with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) is moving so fast that…
Terrorists are Looking for ‘Simpler, Smaller Attacks’
The former director of the National Counterterrorism Center says it is important to “keep the threat in perspective,” but also…
Navy: Most Carrier Sorties Over Iraq Are Surveillance Missions
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters flying from the deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) have flown 30 air…