The isolation and liberation of the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are key in efforts to ultimately defeat the terrorists, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said today. "The removal of the ISIL cancer is the next step..."

Iraqi forces continue to make steady progress in the effort to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today.

In Syria and Iraq, local ground forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition have made significant progress over the past two days in the fight to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Two days of talks for Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work on defense cooperation, strengthening regional ties, and addressing security concerns, including unsafe Russian behavior over or on the Baltic Sea.

The liberation of Mosul, Iraq, from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters is inevitable, Canadian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Dave J. Anderson of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters.

The Defense Department has no reason to doubt reports that Russia and Syria are responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces continue their progress against the terror group throughout Iraq and Syria.

The coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has the momentum to end the terror group’s hold in Iraq and Syria, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.

Pierre Conesa vient de publier l'échographie du monstre à double visage qui ronge l'islam: la monarchie wahhabite saoudienne. Aucun régime démocratique ne peut lutter contre contre le mal qui se déguise en bien.

NATO needs to approach Russia from a "position of strength," while keeping the channels open for discussions and possible collaboration.