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President Obama was criticized for standing behind a podium instead of being seated behind the Resolute desk while addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. struggling to build anti-Islamic State strategy in Libya

By ROBERT BURNS and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

State Department spokesman John Kirby. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama administration pressures Russia to stop Syria bombing campaign

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Islamic State first announced its presence in Libya in early 2015, when it circulated a grisly, slickly produced propaganda video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a Mediterranean beach in the nation. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

White House says Obama not preparing military action against extremists in Libya

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Syrian refugee children walk in mud from the heavy rain at a refugee camp in the town of Hosh Hareem, in the Bekaa valley, east Lebanon, in this Jan. 4, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Donors face record request of $9 billion to aid Syrians

By Karin Laub - Associated Press

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, speaks at a news conference in the Italian consulate in New York, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. The news conference was to announce the exhibit of ancient manuscripts related to St. Francis of Assisi at United Nations headquarters starting on Friday, Nov. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Help Israel and Palestine seek peace, archbishop tells U.N.

Catholic News Agency

Our Moral Compass on Syria Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANNE PIERCE: On Syria, U.S. defers to Russia, Iran

By Anne R. Pierce

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather at the scene where twin bombs exploded at a government-run security checkpoint, at the neighborhood of Zahraa, in Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. (SANA via AP)

Deadly blasts kill 20 in Syrian city ahead of peace talks

By Zeina Karam and Philip Issa - Associated Press

In this Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, a woman is evacuated from the Bataclan concert hall after gunmen attacked the venue in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

EU police warn that more attacks by IS militants are likely

By LORI HINNANT and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG - Associated Press

‘Jihadi John’ obituary reveals limits of surveillance in stopping ISIS extremists

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to U.S. Embassy staff in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, before leaving Saudi Arabia. Kerry is in Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his latest round-the-world diplomatic mission, which will also take him to Laos, Cambodia and China. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry says U.S.-Saudi friendship stronger than ever

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

A Russian ground attack aircraft is prepared for a combat mission at Hemeimeem air base in Syria Wednesday Jan. 20, 2016. Russian warplanes have flown over 5,700 combat missions since Moscow launched its air campaign in Syria on Sept. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov)

L. TODD WOOD: Why would Russia want to build an air base near Turkey?

By L. Todd Wood

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, speaks during an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (SANA via AP) ** FILE **

Bashar Assad’s battlefield gains cast cloud on upcoming Syria talks

By Brian Rohan - Associated Press

This still image made from video released by the U.S. Central Command on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, shows a structure in Tall Al Qitar, Syria moments after a U.S. airstrike. In three waves of nighttime attacks launched over four hours early on Tuesday, the U.S. and its Arab partners made more than 200 airstrikes against roughly a dozen militant targets in Syria. (AP Photo/US Central Command)

Obama too cautious in bombing ISIS, former war planners say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The Islamic State first announced its presence in Libya in early 2015, when it circulated a grisly, slickly produced propaganda video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a Mediterranean beach in the nation. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ISIS directs jihadi recruits to ‘Libya Province’ in bid to establish second homeland

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with the German daily Bild at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin said on Tuesday, Jan. 12 that it would be too early to speak about granting political asylum to Syrian President Bashar Assad, a Putin ally and arguably the main obstacle in the Syrian peace process. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Russia-Syria deal grants open-ended military presence

By L. Todd Wood

Mideast Chess Game Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DANIEL GALLINGTON: Nuclear scenarios in the Middle East

By Daniel Gallington

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the Saudi announcement could result in "greater involvement in the campaign to combat ISIL by Sunni-Arab countries." (Associated Press)

American commandos are on the ground in Syria in fight against ISIS

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

Once accommodating neighbors now turn back Syrian refugees

By Philip Issa - Associated Press