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President Barack Obama meets with members of his public health and national security team about the response to the diagnosis of a second Ebola case in Dallas, Texas, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama to meet with allies on militant fight

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Illustration on the illusion of "Responsibility to Protect" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD D. MAY: The demise of ‘responsibility to protect’ at the U.N.

By Clifford D. May

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where are real journalists when you need them?

By 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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We can defeat enemy — without Obama

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Ron Sachs/CNP Photo)

U.S. troops get OK to use Turkey bases to fight Islamic State

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. John McCain campaigns for GOP senate candidate Ed Gillespie, right, at VFW Post 4809 in Norfolk, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Stephen M. Katz)

McCain: Strategy to confront Islamic State ‘not working’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Islamist Threat to Christian Relics Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

REGNERY: The destruction of Syria’s Christian treasures

By Alfred S. Regnery

Turkish soldiers on a tank hold their position on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014.

CHARLES: Saving Kobani from the Islamic State

By Robert Charles

Turkish soldiers on a tank hold their position on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. The fighting over Kobani has brought Syria's civil war yet again to Turkey's doorstep and allies have tried to press Ankara to take a more robust role in the U.S.-led coalition to fight the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

U.S.-led coalition ramps up strikes on Syrian town

By RYAN LUCAS and DESMOND BUTLER - Associated Press

Turkish Kurds watch as airstrikes hit Kobani, inside Syria, as fighting intensifies between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, in Mursitpinar, on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

White House: New fight against Islamic State hampered by lack of ground troops

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate challenger Mike McFadden has accused incumbent Al Franken (left) of failing to stop Minnesota from becoming a recruiting ground for extremists. (Associated Press)

Al Franken, Mike McFadden trade shots over Islamic State recruiting in Minnesota

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Militants with the Islamic State with a machine gun-fitted pickup truck hold positions in Kobani, Syria, during intensified fighting with Syrian Kurds. The Pentagon predicted that more towns in Syria and Iraq will fall to the terrorist group in the coming weeks. (Associated Press)

Pentagon sees Baghdad at risk of Islamic State takeover, expects Kobani to fall

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Islamic State demonstrators chant pro-al Qeada messages in Mosul. According to U.S. counterterrorism officials, both the North Africa-based al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula have seen defections to the Islamic State in recent weeks. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Al Qaeda, Islamic State teaming up

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listens as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Panetta decries Obama ‘red line’ blunder on Syria

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listens as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

FEIN: Leon Panetta’s foreign policy hallucinations

By Bruce Fein