More On Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - ISIS

Here are five news stories and events to start your week from the editors at Military.com.

Five stories to start your week from Military.com.

The Kurds have backed off the fight against ISIS after their independence referendum.

The U.S. has vowed to destroy Islamic extremists even though the Pentagon is making major budget cuts.

President Obama called for a coalition against the Islamic State that would extend beyond the Mideast.

More than two months of airstrikes have had the “desired effects” in degrading Islamic extremist forces in Iraq and Syria...

Reports indicate that A-10s returned to the Middle East to fly missions against ISIS in support of Iraqi ground troops.

Sen. John McCain is calling for more U.S. ground troops in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or...

A soldier at a training base south of Baghdad was slightly wounded Wednesday by apparent sniper fire in the first ground...

The operational name given by a Shiite militia to the counter-offensive against Ramadi went against U.S. efforts to promote...