Iraq requests 800 more Hellfire missiles from U.S. The first of 5,000 approved Hellfire missiles for sale has been ordered -- for a total for a total of 800 -- by the Iraqi forces to aid in the fight for the Islamic State, Bloomberg reported.
The war in Syria and Iraq may be intensifying if reports that former Iraqi pilots are training ISIL to fly captured Syrian military planes are proven true.
Airstrikes against ISIS militants named Operation Inherent Resolve by Pentagon Operation Inherent Resolve is the official name assigned to the battle against the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria by the U.
Paula Kassig has been trying to reach ISIL's leader through social media in an attempt to secure her son's freedom. He will be beheaded if the U.S. government do not acquiesce to ISIL's demands.
Former President Jimmy Carter is one of the latest Obama allies to criticize the president's policies in the Middle East and his handling of the growing threat of the Islamic State.
A new video shows the fourth beheading of a Western hostage at the hands of ISIL. Alan Henning, a British aid worker captured in Syria, was beheaded by ISIL in retaliation to British actions against the group.
Officials announce they are sending fighter jets to help the fight Australia said Friday it will soon launch six fighter jets that will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, joining the U.
President Barack Obama’s approval rating and his handling of health care policies and terrorism improved in recent weeks, but the disapproval rating outweighed the positive gains.
Air strikes hit IS-controlled makeshift refineries in Syria Makeshift oil refineries in Syria, set up by the Islamic State, were hit during U. S. -led airstrikes Sunday, Reuters reported.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told reporters Iraqi intelligence believed an attack was imminent; however, U.S. security officials have debunked his allegations.
Following the first airstrikes to combat the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, congressional leaders have issued their first comments on the issue while continuing their recess.
President Barack Obama's campaign to combat terrorism continued at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The president also discussed the Ebola virus outbreak and the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
Putting aside their political affiliations, Congress has passed authorization to combat the Islamic State militant group before going on recess, and it is ready for President Barack Obama's signature.
The difference between "likely voters" and "registered voters" may make the difference for the campaigns of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and her Republican opponent Scott Brown.
The families of both slain men say that government officials threatened them with criminal charges if they paid a ransom to ISIL. The government denies it threatened the families but warned them about the legal implications.
Conference in Paris aims to divide responsibility in coalition against Islamic State A historically important city in world wars, Paris will host yet another international conference Monday to divide responsibility in confronting the Islamic State.
