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A group of Secret Service police gather on the North Lawn as a member of the Secret Service Counter Assault team surveys from the White House rooftop Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Washington, after a man jumped the White House fence earlier in the evening. The Secret Service apprehended the man who jumped over the White House fence. This latest incident comes about a month after a previous White House fence jumper sprinted across the lawn, past armed uniformed agents and entered the mansion. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House dogs injured in attack cleared for return to duty

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Turkish officials on Monday denied the existence of a deal to allow U.S.-led forces battling the Islamic State to conduct operations from bases inside Turkey, such as Incirlik. This made for an awkward situation for National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice, who announced such a cooperation ahead of an international strategy session. (associated press)

Turkey denies U.S. base deal in place for Islamic State battle

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, file photo, radical al Qaeda-linked preacher Abu Qatada speaks to the press prior to his verdict at the Jordanian military court in Amman, Jordan. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, a Jordanian military court acquitted Abu Qatada on terrorism charges, for his role in plotting attacks against Americans and Israelis, ruling there was insufficient evidence. The decision was handed down in the case presided over by civilian judges in the Jordanian capital, Amman. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Jordan acquits radical cleric of terrorism charges

By Karin Laub - Associated Press

ready, aim, fire: Hours before an American-led military coalition pounded Islamic State strongholds in Syria, the Obama administration informed President Bashar Assad of its plans. (U.S. Navy via Associated Press)

NSA scores victory in foiling Khorasan Group’s U.S. terror plot

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed before a meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Sunni Muslims remain wary of military cooperation with U.S.

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the Islamic State group marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)

Syria says Washington informed it before strikes

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Fighters from the Islamic State group parade in an Iraqi security forces armored vehicle. Experts say defeating the group is more akin to what was required to beat al Qaeda in Iraq, which was founded in 2004 by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and subsequently led by the group's current chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi cleric. (Associated Press)

Fears mount that the Islamic State is plotting terror strike in Jordan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah and U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry talk before a meeting of the Gulf Arab region in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday. Mr. Kerry sought to pin down Middle Eastern allies on what support they are willing to give to the new U.S. plan to beat back the Islamic State militant group. (Associated Press)

West, Arab nations take aim to stop Islamic State

By Janelle Dumalaon and Luigi Serenelli — Special to The Washington Times

In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. Kerry will travel to Saudi Arabia and Jordan this week to meet with Mideast leaders about confronting threats from the Islamic State militant group. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the meetings with will focus on how the region can contribute to a new crackdown against the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

US fears Islamic State group attack on Jordan

By KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

U.N. says Syria refugees top 3 million mark

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013 file photo, masked Palestinian members of the military wing of Hamas carry their weapons while chanting slogans during a parade to mark the anniversary of a 2012 battle against Israel in Gaza City. Hamas is entering Egyptian-brokered talks with Israel over a new border regime for blockaded Gaza having lost hundreds of fighters, two-thirds of its arsenal of rockets, and its attack tunnels.(AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

U.S. jury set hear terror finance case against bank

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Illustration on ISIS's threat to Jordan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MAY: Barbarians at Jordan’s gate

By Clifford D. May

Iraqis sign up for military service to help battle an al Qaeda-inspired militant army intent on capturing Baghdad International Airport and eventually the capital itself. (Associated Press)

Islamic militants aim to take Baghdad airport

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Saudi King Abdullah speaks before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at his private residence in the Red Sea city of in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 27, 2014. Kerry also talked with Syrian opposition leader President Ahmad al-Jarba. It was not immediately clear why al-Jarba, a Sunni, was in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) **FILE**

Saudi military on alert as ISIL marches on border

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

King Abdullah II of Jordan (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GNEHM: When trial lawyers do foreign policy

By Edward Gnehm

Jordan amends, widens its anti-terrorism laws

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 7, 2014 photo provided by the anti-government activist group Coordination Committee of Khalidiya Neighborhood in Homs, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters board a bus leaving Homs, Syria. President Barack Obama may soon sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, in an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to forces who have been asking for three years for military help in their quest to oust President Bashar Assad, administration officials said Tuesday.The step, which could be announced as early as Wednesday, would send a limited number of American troops to Jordan to be part of a regional training mission that would instruct carefully vetted members of the Free Syrian Army on tactics, including counterterrorism operations, the officials said. They said Obama has not yet given final approval for the initiative, and that there is still internal discussion about its merits and potential risks. (AP Photo/The Coordination Committee of Khalidiya Neighborhood in Homs)

US eyes training moderate Syrian rebels

By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 7, 2014 photo provided by the anti-government activist group Coordination Committee of Khalidiya Neighborhood in Homs, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters board a bus leaving Homs, Syria. President Barack Obama may soon sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, in an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to forces who have been asking for three years for military help in their quest to oust President Bashar Assad, administration officials said Tuesday.The step, which could be announced as early as Wednesday, would send a limited number of American troops to Jordan to be part of a regional training mission that would instruct carefully vetted members of the Free Syrian Army on tactics, including counterterrorism operations, the officials said. They said Obama has not yet given final approval for the initiative, and that there is still internal discussion about its merits and potential risks. (AP Photo/The Coordination Committee of Khalidiya Neighborhood in Homs)

US nears decision on training Syrian rebels

By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press