The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) is now, according to reports, killing more Syrian rebels than is the Syrian army. This is the group that has taken over parts of Anbar province and is attempting to take over more or Iraq. They are also known as ad-Dawla al-Isl·miyya fi al-‘Ir·q wa-sh-Sh·m (DAASH). Although there were fewer reports from Anbar today, there were plenty from other provinces. At least 47 people were killed and 80 more were wounded.

As the Ukraine "crisis" captured the attention of the US public, a unique poll was taken by a team of political scientists: they wanted to know how many Americans could locate Ukraine on a map – and how this related to their view of what the US reaction...

In several eastern Ukrainian towns over the past week, the military opened fire on its own citizens. Dozens may have been killed in the violence. Although the US government generally condemns a country’s use of military force against its own population,...

It’s rare to hear a government official speak in contrite tones; rarer still if that official represents the National Security Agency.  Recently, however, Anne Neuberger, a special assistant to former NSA Director Keith Alexander, did just that. A year of...

Many were killed during security operations in Anbar province. These figures cannot be independently confirmed, but they could be much higher or much lower than what the army is reporteing. At least 178 were killed and 67 were wounded. In Anbar:

Security operations are taking place in areas of Anbar and Babel provinces. However, bombers also took their toll in several cities in central and northern Iraq. At least 111 people were killed and 108 more were wounded.

Iraq has apparently begun a major operation in the Falluja region. Scores of civilians have been killed, but the number of militant casualties is unknown. At least 43 were killed, mostly civilians, and 62 more were wounded.

The GOP Beltway establishment is celebrating the victory of Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House, over his Tea Party and Evangelical rivals in Tuesday's primary for the U.S. Senate. But the story ended less happily for the Beltway elite in the Tar Heel...

Spanish philosopher George Santayana famously wrote that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." But what of those who can? Over and over, in the past few weeks, Yugoslavia has been on the lips – and minds – of Russians and...

The War Party is making a comeback. After laying low in the wake of the disastrous invasion and occupation in Iraq, and the complete failure of our efforts to subdue Afghanistan, the coalition of forces that made these strategic catastrophes possible has returned –...