The Irish Times

Syrian deal thwarted by Obama’s call for Assad to resign

Analysis: Crisis might have been resolved in 2011 if US president had not intervened

Fri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00

US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert injured in attack

Assailant told journalists he was opposed to joint US-South Korean military exercises

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 06:30

Ashton Carter belligerent on Ukraine at Senate hearing

Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of defence backs the arming of Ukraine

Wed Feb 04 2015 - 21:43

At least 13 killed in failed US bid to rescue hostages in Yemen

Barack Obama said he authorised the attempt to rescue Luke Somers

Sun Dec 07 2014 - 13:42

US defence secretary says Afghanistan ‘on right track’

Chuck Hagel confident war-ravaged country can be stabilised

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 09:52

Ashton Carter confirmed as new US defence secretary

Barack Obama has chosen a seasoned Pentagon official to be his fourth defence secretary

Tue Dec 02 2014 - 20:35

Obama’s defence secretary pushed out

Chuck Hagel is first US cabinet member to stand down after midterm election losses

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00

Chuck Hagel resigns as US defence secretary

Barack Obama says Mr Hagel had always been candid with his advice

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 18:11

US considers use of ground troops against IS in Iraq

Top US general says troops may be necessary

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00

Obama warns of long campaign against Islamic State

Militants continue to make gains in their battle for the town of Kobani

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 07:24

Kurdish militia struggle to repel Islamic State advance

Fierce fighting said to be underway in Syrian border town of Kobani

Sat Oct 11 2014 - 13:45

US-Turkey relations at lowest ebb over Islamic State crisis

Obama administration ‘frustrated’ by Erdogan’s lack of action

Thu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00

Islamic State continues attack on Syrian border

US-led air strikes hit targets near town of Kobani, but fail to stop insurgents

Sat Sept 27 2014 - 20:27

Obama vows not to send ground troops to fight Islamists in Iraq

President insists he will not commit the US to another ground war in fighting IS

Thu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00

US military chief backs use of troops against jihadists

Comments of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at odds with president’s position

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 06:19

Multinational mix backs US air strikes on Islamic State

Damascus warned not to interfere with air raids

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00

‘We have no strategy to combat Isis’ – Obama

US president indicated a reluctance to expand his bombing campaign into Syria

Sat Aug 30 2014 - 01:07

Obama approves surveillance flights over IS forces in Syria

Pentagon is planning to use drones and possibly U2 spy planes

Tue Aug 26 2014 - 10:16

Obama to a tee: my speech for the president

Opinion: be a player on the world stage? I’d rather play golf, says our leader

Mon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00

Islamic State poses an ‘imminent threat’ to US

Pentagon officials say militants ‘beyond a terrorist group’ and may take years to defeat

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 15:38

Obama says Islamist militant siege of Mount Sinjar has broken

Nuri al-Maliki gives up fight to remain prime minister of Iraq

Thu Aug 14 2014 - 18:05

US forces land on Mount Sinjar in Iraq

More than 100 US marines and special forces to organise an escape route for 30,000 trapped Yazidis

Wed Aug 13 2014 - 21:15

Photo of boy holding decapitated head ‘barbaric’ -Australia PM

Image from Syria shows child believed to be son of Sydney terrorist and Islamist State fighter

Mon Aug 11 2014 - 10:39

US prepares to transfer six Guantanamo prisoners to Uruguay

Relocation would be largest group to be moved from Cuba camp in five years

Fri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 120

Airstrikes hit mosque and centre for the disabled

Sat Jul 12 2014 - 13:16

Bergdahl held in dark cage alone for weeks by Taliban, says US military

Soldier suffers skin and gum ailments, distress and has not spoken to parents

Mon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00

Critics should wait for facts before judging Bergdahl, says Hagel

Army will review all details of soldier’s release, says US defence secretary

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00

Release of US soldier revives Afghanistan peace hopes

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl freed in exchange for five senior Taliban held at Guantánamo Bay

Mon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00

US warns that Beijing is ‘destabilising’ South China Sea

Hagel says America will not look the other way if ‘principles of international order are challenged’

Sat May 31 2014 - 08:07

US renews concerns about rising Ukraine violence

White House says de-escalation of crisis is imperative

Fri May 30 2014 - 07:11

Putin orders Russian troop back from Ukraine border

Nato says previous announcements of withdrawal not backed up by action

Tue May 20 2014 - 01:00

Ukraine crisis escalates as pro-Russians detain mediators

US prepares further sanctions on Moscow as separatists seize bus believing Kiev spy on board

Fri Apr 25 2014 - 21:52

How marines are made

Black or white, rich or redneck, everyone who joins the US marine corps first endures the Crucible, a 54-hour test at boot camp in a South Carolina swamp

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00

Nato meets to seek solutions over Ukraine crisis

US may vote as soon as today on €1bn-plus package of aid for Ukraine’s government

Tue Apr 01 2014 - 09:47