Jordan

In this Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 photo, bodies of Islamic State militants killed during fighting on Wednesday, when Kurdish forces pushed towards Sinjar Mountain, lie in a ditch in Koban, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Iraqi Kurdish forces battling Islamic State militants managed on Thursday to open up a corridor to the mountain so that thousands of people from the country's Yazidi minority who have been trapped there can flee, said a senior Kurdish official. (AP Photo/Dalton Bennett)

National Security

Islamic State did not shoot down plane, but is holding Jordanian pilot captive, U.S. says

Susan Crabtree · December 24, 2014 9:38 pm

Castro, Cuba, Obama—and Iran

Elliott Abrams · December 17, 2014 5:01 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday in Tel Aviv, according to the Jerusalem Post. (AP Photo)

Elizabeth Warren goes to Israel

Kelly Cohen · November 25, 2014 2:28 pm

Obama aims for broader coalition against Islamic State

Obama aims for broader coalition against Islamic State

Susan Crabtree · September 24, 2014 9:00 am

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee, commended the five Arab countries who have joined in on the airstrikes while others offered limited praise while continuing to slam President Obama for failing to take action sooner. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans offer tepid praise for airstrikes in Syria

Susan Crabtree · September 23, 2014 1:50 pm

What Mideast states could offer a US coalition

Ryan Lucas · September 10, 2014 6:41 pm

Kerry plans to travel to Jordan and Saudi Arabia this week to try to build a regional coalition to help fight ISIS.

Kerry congratulates Iraq on milestone

Susan Crabtree · September 8, 2014 11:41 pm

Accidental US Embassy shooting in Jordan wounds 2

Accidental US Embassy shooting in Jordan wounds 2

Omar Akour · August 19, 2014 4:10 pm

Republicans told Obama he needs to develop a strategy for dealing with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which now occupies parts of Syria and Iraq and is threatening the stability of the whole region, including American allies such as Jordan. (AP Photo)

Senate Republicans call on Obama to send military advisers to Jordan

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2014 7:09 pm

Obama discusses Syria with Jordan’s King Abdullah

Obama discusses Syria with Jordan’s King Abdullah

Washington Examiner · May 21, 2014 11:22 pm

Jordanian fighter jet crashes; pilot killed

Jordanian fighter jet crashes; pilot killed

Omar Akour · April 17, 2014 9:24 am

Gunmen abduct Jordanian ambassador in Libya

Gunmen abduct Jordanian ambassador in Libya

ESAM MOHAMEDOMAR AKOUR · April 15, 2014 2:00 pm