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Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, speak to troops during a visit to Maiduguri, Nigeria, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. President Goodluck Jonathan, who is running for re-election next month, visited Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Thursday in his first trip to the northeast since a state of emergency was imposed in May 2014. His office said in a statement that he met with troops involved in fighting the extremists as part of his "surprise visit." He also visited hundreds of civilians who were staying in a camp in Maiduguri after fleeing Baga.(AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

John Kerry breaks protocol, flies to Nigeria to discourage election violence

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry flew to Nigeria over the weekend to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and his challenger in the upcoming Nigerian presidential election to push for a peaceful vote and to seek enhanced cooperation in the fight against Islamist terrorism. (Associated Press)

John Kerry seeks Nigeria’s help battling Islamist terrorism, pushes for peaceful vote

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Mourners prepare to bury bodies of the entire family of Khalil Abdullah in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Nearly six months ago Islamic State extremists kidnapped Abdullah and his family members after the occupation of Jalula, a town northeast of Baghdad. Recently, Iraqi soldiers retook control of Jalula and found the family slain. (Associated Press photographs)

Haider al-Abadi, Iraq’s prime minister complains of lack of help in terror fight

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Liberal Democrat's attitude to Islamist terror by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

MONICA CROWLEY: Obama, Hillary Clinton too sympathetic to terrorists

By Monica Crowley - The Washington Times

Napoleon in Egypt Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Lessons from Napoleon’s war against an Islamic empire

By Clifford D. May

Obama administration asks for expansive war against Islamic State

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Jason Rezaian, an Iranian-American correspondent for The Washington Post, has been detained and unspecified charges have been leveled against him by Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

John Kerry condemns Iran detention of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry led a meeting of the global coalition to counter the Islamic State militant group at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. When Iraq pleaded for help in its fight against the Sunni extremists, France agreed to provide more military assistance. (Associated Press)

Iran airstrikes target Islamic State; John Kerry sees participation as ‘net positive’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Image: Al Jazeera screenshot

John Kerry admits: U.S. wants Iran’s help in bombing Islamic State

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the media after the closed-door nuclear talks with Iran, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Facing still significant differences between the U.S. and Iran, negotiators gave up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by the Monday deadline and extended their talks for another seven months. The move gives both sides breathing space to work out an agreement but may be badly received by domestic sceptics, since it extends more than a decade of diplomatic efforts to curb Iran's nuclear prowess. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

EDITORIAL: Iran talks stall again

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said that while Iran is currently keeping up its end of the nuclear deal amid U.S. sanctions, more work is ahead. (Associated Press)

Iran nuclear talks extension gives Republicans time to press for increased sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Even as the Obama administration calls on nations to secure religious freedoms globally, advocates say the effort would get a boost with more action and leadership from the United States itself. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

U.S. must do more for religious freedom, advocates say

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

John Kerry in an anti-contamination suit. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Kerry ‘somersaulting through space’ like Bullock in ‘Gravity’, White House officials tell NYT

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on the U.S. funding rebuilding of Gaza by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

THOMAS: Rebuilding Gaza for the next attack

By Cal Thomas

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) launches Tomahawk cruise missiles, in the Arabian Gulf, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Syria said Tuesday that Washington informed President Bashar Assad's government of imminent U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group, hours before an American-led military coalition pounded the extremists' strongholds across northern and eastern Syria. (AP Photo/Carlos M. Vazquez II, U.S. Navy)

Obama administration: ‘No coordination’ with Assad on bombing campaign

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the EPA's harming of the low-income, minority and elderly by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

DRIESSEN: Phony ‘environmental justice’ at EPA

By Paul Driessen

Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

U.S. military starts bombing ISIS targets in Syria with aid of partner nations

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House, Sept. 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama’s war advisers not instilling confidence on Islamic State strategy

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opens a meeting on Iraq at the U.N. Security Council, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Kerry touts coalition for Islamic State fight, says ‘We’ll see what happens’ with Turkey

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Assad has broken chemical weapons agreement: Kerry

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times