France deploying aircraft carrier to help fight against IS
France will deploy an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf to assist the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. French President Francois Hollande announced his decision…
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Metrojet exec says external impact caused Egypt plane crash
By DMITRY LOVETSKY and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, its Russian…
Analysis: Obama crosses own red line with Syrian deployment
By JULIE PACE Even when President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to stay in Afghanistan, he insisted Syria would remain off limits for…
The Latest: Iran envoy arrives in Vienna for Syria talks
The latest developments in talks on ending the Syrian War (all times local) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Vienna ahead of international peace talks on resolving…
Despite US-led campaign, Islamic State rakes in oil earnings
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part…
Assad’s trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
By ZEINA KARAM Russia’s military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country’s disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit to Moscow —…
Russians support airstrikes in Syria, despite Afghan legacy
By KATHERINE JACOBSEN A vast workshop that upgrades warplanes of the kind Russia is using in Syria is this town’s lifeblood, and support for the Syria campaign is strong. “We’ve…
New Joint Chiefs chairman looks over war zone in Iraq
By LOLITA C. BALDOR The new top U.S. military officer said Tuesday he sees no prospect right now for Russia to expand its airstrike campaign into Iraq, speaking after briefings…