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May 12, 2022

US, others say Africa has become main target of Islamic State group

The continent saw 500 IS terrorist incidents in 2021, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,900 people, a senior…
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August 18, 2021

Taliban reportedly shoots and kill Afghan woman for not wearing burqa

The Taliban reportedly shot and killed a woman in Afghanistan for not wearing a burqa despite claiming they would honor…
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August 16, 2021

Rep. Barbara Lee trends after 2001 clip on Afghanistan vote resurfaces

Rep. Barbara Lee is trending after a 2001 clip of her speaking on her Afghanistan vote resurfaced on social media.
April 25, 2021

Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire

Negligence on the part of hospital authorities has been blamed for the Saturday night fire in a Baghdad hospital.
President Trump Golfs On A Mild December Sunday In Virginia
December 23, 2020

Families of Blackwater victims furious at Trump’s pardon spree

Familiies of Blackwater victims furious at Donald Trump's pardon spree. Trump pardoned four men found guilty of killing civilians in…
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February 28, 2020

Jim Jones says being a rapper is more dangerous than being a soldier, Iraq War vet disagrees

Rapper Jim Jones thinks being a rapper is “one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet and an Iraq…
August 12, 2016

Donald Trump now says his ‘ISIS’ comment about President Obama was ‘sarcasm’

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald…
December 7, 2015

President Obama: We will destroy the Islamic State

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed the United States would overcome a new…
December 2, 2015

US sending new special ops force to Iraq to fight IS

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American…
September 11, 2014

President Obama's ISIS speech leaves many questions unanswered

In a primetime speech to the American people, President Obama sought Congressional support for military action against the Islamic State
August 8, 2014

President Obama authorizes ‘targeted’ airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighters dropped bombs on Islamic militants in Iraq Friday, the Pentagon said, carrying out President Barack…
July 24, 2014

Our involvement in Iraq ignores an appalling anti-black record

theGRIO REPORT - 462 black people fought and died under Operation Iraqi Freedom but nothing is said about Iraq’s appalling…
June 19, 2014

Congresswoman Barbara Lee: Military action is not the answer in Iraq

OPINION - In 2002, President Bush and his Administration misled the American people by claiming Iraq possessed weapons of mass…
June 17, 2014

Congressman Gregory Meeks: Media seeking wrong voices on Iraq war

theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) appeared on 'All In with Chris Hayes' Monday night and talked about the…
November 7, 2013

Michael Steele: Obama should have refused to meet al-Maliki

OPINION - While this face-to-face meeting may have served to raise Maliki’s diplomatic profile, it diminished in the eyes of…
September 11, 2013

5 ways 9/11 changed everything

theGRIO REPORT - Twelve years later, with a new administration in office, and the country once again considering middle action…
September 11, 2013

On Syria, Obama bows to Americans’ weariness of wars

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's Tuesday night speech, despite its strong defense of military action against Syria, was an acknowledgment…
September 9, 2013

Losing the Syria vote does not turn Obama into a lame duck

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not one issue, or just about foreign policy...
September 3, 2013

5 reasons why Syria is not Obama’s Iraq

ANALYSIS - The comparisons between the U.S.'s decision to invade Iraq a decade ago and the current consideration of an…
July 3, 2013

Egyptian military says it has ousted Morsi; crowds celebrate in Cairo

NBC NEWS - Mohammed Morsi, in office only a year as the first democratically elected leader of Egypt, was rousted…