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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived last week to distribute weapons and support security forces and Sunni volunteers at a camp in Habaniyah, west of Baghdad. After victory against Islamic State militants in the city of Tikrit, Iraq set sights on western Anbar province for its second major counteroffensive against the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Iraq may follow U.S. Marines’ blueprint to defeat Islamic State in Anbar

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite militiamen celebrate March 31, 2015, as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants holed up in downtown Tikrit, going house to house Tuesday in search of snipers and booby traps, and the prime minister said security forces had reached the heart of the city. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Russians say Islamic State infiltrating domestic groups

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, file photo, then-Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Lincoln Chafee knocks Hillary Clinton’s 2002 vote: I don’t want to put Iraq ‘in the rearview mirror’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about U.S. policy in Iraq, Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the National Defense University in Washington, in advance of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi&#8217;s visit to Washington, next week. The vice president was to discuss Iraq&#8217;s political and military progress, and the work that lies ahead to defeat ISIL and forge a more inclusive Iraq. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Joe Biden says Iraq’s future still in doubt but cites progress

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about U.S. policy in Iraq, Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the National Defense University in Washington, in advance of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi&#8217;s visit to Washington, next week. The vice president was to discuss Iraq&#8217;s political and military progress, and the work that lies ahead to defeat ISIL and forge a more inclusive Iraq. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Joe Biden’s Iraq unity speech contradicts 2006 support of Kurdish, Shiite, Sunni divide

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 7, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Scott Walker’s right to critique Obama

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Iraqi security forces deploy in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, a day after Iraqi security forces backed by Shiite militiamen took control of the city from Islamic State militants in this Thursday, April 2, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

Iraqi teams start exhuming mass grave of soldiers in Tikrit

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

President Barack Obama walks to leave the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2015, after speak about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks. The president heralded a framework nuclear understanding with Iran as an "historic" agreement that could pave the way for a final deal that would leave the U.S., its allies and the world safer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DANIEL PIPES: Decoding the Obama doctrine

By Daniel Pipes

Iraqi Security Forces and allied Shiite militiamen were struggling against Islamic State fighters to retake Tikrit until U.S. air power helped pave the way. (Associated Press)

Iraq war planners urge U.S. military presence once Islamic State is defeated

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi tours the city of Tikrit after it was retaken by the security forces in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Iraq declared a "magnificent victory" over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, a key step in driving the militants out of their biggest strongholds. (AP Photo)

Iraq declares victory over Islamic State group in Tikrit

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

moving in: Iraqi fighters on Tuesday went house to house and street by street in search of snipers and booby traps to liberate the city from the Islamic State. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said security forces reached the heart of the city. (Associated Press)

Iraqi forces take Tikrit, but victory celebration may be premature

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Smoke rises from central Tikrit as Iraqi security forces attack Islamic State extremist positions 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iran says U.S. drone kills 2 advisers in Iraq; U.S. denies claim

By Vivian Salama - Associated Press

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) quickly put together a coalition last week to raid Yemen by air and position forces for an incursion by land. The regime has told President Obama that it simply will not tolerate an Iranian puppet state on its border. (Associated Press)

Arab allies wage war in Yemen with U.S. weapons, without American leadership

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A Houthi Shiite fighter stands guard as people search for survivors under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa airport in Yemen, Thursday. Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes targeting military installations in Yemen held by Shiite rebels. (Associated Press)

Yemen crisis threatens Obama Iran nuclear talks, further clouds Middle East policy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times