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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the Muslim Brotherhood "promotes values which appear intolerant of equality and freedom of faith and belief" and that major findings will help his government set policy, such as whether to ban the group. (Associated Press)

Muslim Brotherhood report by Britain contradicts U.S. views

The British government has issued a blistering report on the secretive Muslim Brotherhood, with findings that contradict some favorable U.S. views -- including the Obama administration's -- of the Islamic fundamentalist fraternity. Published December 28, 2015

An Afghan security forces member stands guard at the Spanish Embassy after an attack in Kabul on Dec. 12. Explosions and gunfire rocked a diplomatic area of central Kabul overnight as security forces tried to flush out Taliban attackers who claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb Friday. (Associated Press)

Taliban outlast 14 years of U.S. combat in Afghanistan

The sudden killings of six American service members on a foot patrol by a suicide bomber this week is a graphic message back home that the Taliban are durable, able to launch a number of coordinated attacks in recent months across Afghanistan 14 years after the U.S. invasion. Published December 23, 2015

Iraqis rebuilt a bridge over the Euphrates River after the Islamic State destroyed all crossings leading to central Ramadi. The military reported progress Tuesday in its move to retake the provincial capital. (Associated Press)

U.S.-backed Iraqis aim to free Ramadi from ISIS

After being prodded and cajoled by American officials for months, Iraqi government forces on Tuesday finally invaded the city of Ramadi in a bid to wrest control of the provincial capital from the Islamic State group, which is planning a doomsday exit from Anbar province if defeated there. Published December 22, 2015

Ashton Carter reportedly used his personal email account to conduct official business during his first months as defense secretary. (Associated Press)

House Armed Services Committee to review Ashton Carter email

The House Armed Services Committee chairman on Thursday called on Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to seek an inspector general's investigation of his use of a private email account to conduct Pentagon business. Published December 17, 2015

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and member of the House Armed Services Committee (Associated Press) **FILE**

Duncan Hunter presses for probe in handling of whistleblower in Afghan attack

A key congressman is pressing Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to set up an independent investigation into a jihadi's killing of three Marines in 2012, the role of a corrupt Afghan police chief in their deaths and the Navy's decision to discharge the officer who tried to warn the base. Published December 15, 2015

"I want to make clear that any transfer from Guantanamo will be undertaken after consultation with Congress and pursuant to all legal requirements for transfers, including those spelled out in the FY2012 [National] Defense Authorization Act," then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote to Congress in November 2011. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton misled Congress on Bowe Bergdahl swap with Taliban

When Republican members of Congress learned in November 2011 that the Obama administration was contemplating a swap -- Taliban terrorists for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl -- they wrote to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of their fears. Published December 13, 2015

President Obama mostly watched as the Islamic State, defeated by U.S. forces in 2009, reassembled the old al Qaeda in Iraq leadership apparatus across the border amid the turmoil of the Syrian civil war. (Associated Press)

ISIS expanded as Obama stayed on the sidelines

Under President Obama's watch, the Islamic State has risen rapidly from the ruins of its Iraq insurgency in 2010 into a full-service global terrorist group with an army able to direct and inspire attacks from a buzzing Syria headquarters. Published December 7, 2015

While ordering the U.S. military to open all combat jobs to women, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said there would be no lowering of standards between the genders in active service roles. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter promises same standards for women in combat roles

The Pentagon's revolutionary move to open all direct land combat jobs to women sends a stressed and shrinking armed forces on a politically hazardous mission, as Obama administration appointees expect a significant number of females to qualify next year. Published December 3, 2015

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. (right) listens at right as Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Pentagon, State Department began ISIS strategy meetings only two months ago

It was not until two months ago -- as the war against the Islamic State was over a year old -- that the Pentagon and the State Department began regular high-level planning meetings to make big decisions on how to defeat the terror army in Iraq and Syria, the nation's top military officer told Congress on Tuesday. Published December 1, 2015