BRUSSELS: NATO's is set to more than double the size of its Response Force in response to Russian actions in Ukraine and the challenge of Islamic extremism, the head of the military alliance announced Thursday. NATO secretary-general Jens...

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama ' s nominee for defense secretary on Wednesday vowed to cut through "red tape" slowing U.S. arms deliveries to Jordan, which plans to step up its fight against Islamic State after the killing of a captured Jordanian pilot. Ashton...

(The Guardian)- Jordan’s King Abdullah has vowed a relentless war against Islamic State on their own territory, a day after Isis released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive . “We are waging this war to protect our faith, our values and human...

(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn from flying air strikes in the U.S.-led international coalition campaign against Islamic State fighters, who are occupying parts of Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The officials, who spoke on condition of...