Permawar: The ground war against the Islamic State in Iraq is gathering momentum. Iraqi forces are pressing to take back the city of Fallujah, which has been held by the Islamic State for the past two years. Several militias have …

Cubama: President Obama arrives in Cuba today for the first visit to the island country by a US president in 88 years. It’s an historic warming to the country that has been frozen out of world commerce since its communist …

Friendly Fire: Five American Special Operations soldiers and one Afghan were killed by a “friendly” airstrike on their position. The team was conducting security operations prior to Saturday’s scheduled presidential runoff election when they came under attack by the Taliban. …