No civilian casualties were reported, but at least 194 people were killed and 93 more were wounded in battles and bombings.

Anyone old enough to remember the George W. Bush years can likely recall the shamelessness of the "you’re with us, or you’re against us" refrain. That is, you are with the terrorists if you are not gung-ho for endless war against a type of violence, a...

In The Mouse That Roared, a 1955 satirical novel by Leonard Wibberly, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick – a mythical three-by-five mile nation between Switzerland and France – declares war against the United States. This is done not because Princess Gloriana, the absolute...

The “open letter” from Senator Tom Cotton and 46 other Republican Senators to the leadership of Iran, which even Republicans themselves admit was aimed at encouraging Iranian opponents of the nuclear negotiations to argue that the United States cannot be counted on to...

After returning from Iraq, U.S. General Martin Dempsey expressed concern that the Iraqi government is not on the path away from sectarianism and that all parties in Iraq may not have equal footing in the government after the Islamic State militants are defeated.

At least 226 were killed in recent fighting. Few of these fatalities were in the Tikrit area, so the figure is likely to be much higher. However, at least 300 bodies were found in a pair of mass graves there. At least 42 people were wounded.

If you read the letter circulated by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and signed by forty-seven GOP Senators, addressed to "the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran," what's striking is its condescending tone: "It has come to our attention while...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. It’s a structure we've seldom taken the true measure of, since ground was first broken for its construction in September 1941. With its 6.6 million square feet of floor space, it ranked as the largest building in the country...

Dozens were killed in fighting today, but few exact figures were released.

America, we have a problem. In the blood-soaked chaotic Middle East, with few exceptions like the Kurds, our friends either can't or won't fight. The Free Syrian Army folded. The U.S.-armed Hazm force in Syria has just collapsed after being routed by the al-Nusra...