armed conflicts

President Obama should do whatever he can to reduce the inmate population at the military prison in Cuba before he leaves office

Iraq war had congressional approval

Actions by Israel in Gaza were well justified given the rocket and terrorist attacks

The Taliban attack on Pakistani schoolchildren yesterday has galvanized public opinion against the insurgents

President Obama's firm determination that no more American combat forces will be introduced in the Middle East battlefield may well thwart his intention to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the new threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

By Jules Witcover

Dec 1, 2014

Before President Obama does anything else in the lame-duck Congress or the new one in January, he needs forthrightly to seek an update or new authorization for the new war he's fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The senseless murder of Jewish worshippers at a synagogue in the divided city was an act of pure evil

Two giant JLENS blimps are set to watch over the east for attacks, unless Congress won't fund them.

President Barack Obama's latest foray into the Middle East is unfortunately reactive and uninformed, and shows how very little he seems to take into account our bloody history in the region.

In the opening episode of Season 4 of "Homeland," Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), CIA station chief in Kabul, is sitting in a rec center within the U.S. compound drinking a beer and watching baseball on TV, when a young Air Force pilot approaches.

By David Zurawik

Oct 4, 2014

Israel has acted responsibly in response to Hamas rocket attacks

Annapolis historians say they've turned up evidence that a Civil War parole camp was once located at a property known as Crystal Spring -- where there's a controversial proposal for a development that includes senior apartments, retail shops and townhouses.

The president's strategy to defeat ISIS sounds reasonable enough, but recent history suggests achieving that goal may be far more difficult than it appears

If we had not gone to war in Iraq in the first place, would we now be obliged to fight ISIS?

President Obama needed to put Russia on notice that NATO is resolved to resist its aggression in Ukraine

On Sunday, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Caulk's Field, historical interpreters brought the battle out into the daylight for spectators on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Polyurethane foam could be used to stop fatal bleeding from deep wounds

American airstrikes targeting ISIS in Syria risk drawing the U.S. more deeply into that country's messy civil war

Just as Japan and Germany were once threats to free people, so are Islamic fanatics by whatever label they wear, writes Cal Thomas

Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, who was shot to death last week as he visited Afghanistan's national military academy in Kabul, was laid to rest Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery.

What more can Israel do to limit civilian casualties?

Iraq's dysfunctional political culture has put the country in danger of falling apart

The U.S. can't stand by as ISIS militants overrun Iraq and slaughter thousands of innocent civilians in its drive to impose an extreme form of Islamic law

If Israel is defeated, America will be next

I am a Jewish American and have always considered myself a Zionist. As someone born shortly after World War II, I know how great a difference the founding of Israel, an independent Jewish state embodying Jewish values, made for all Jews everywhere. We all walked a little taller, felt a little safer. The disappearance of Israel would be a disaster of incalculable proportions, not just for the Israelis, but for all of us. Israel is still fighting yesterday's war, however. It cannot win this way,

Md. National Guard making final deployment to Afghanistan

Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. official to die in Afghanistan since 2001, spent about four years leading two major organizations at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

The U.S. got a good deal on Sgt. Bergdahl's return

Supports of Israel and Palestine took to Baltimore's streets Wednesday evening to voice their displeasure with the situation in the Middle East

Hamas unlikely to be truthful in reporting of civilian deaths

To end the fighting, Hamas must agree to give up its rockets, Israel must lift its blockade, and the international community must rebuild Gaza.

David B. Dilworth, a highly decorated World War II veteran who fought at the Battle of the Bulge, died July 21 of renal failure at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. He was 90.

The Sun's headline on deaths in Gaza downplayed civilian casualties.

This summer I am in Israel, as part of an outdoor teen "camp" with Israeli scouts. Although I've visited Israel several times, the purpose of this trip was to experience Israel in a different way. For reasons never anticipated when I signed up for this program, I most certainly am experiencing Israel in a different way.

A local high school graduate who joined the Israel Defense Forces last year has been wounded in Gaza, his father said Monday.

Hamas is the aggressor in Gaza

Israel and Hamas are trapped in an escalating cycle of violence neither can control

Israeli bullying at the heart of current conflict

Hamas rocket attacks required justified Israeli counter measures

Patrick DeGroodt, who oversaw the development of a communications system for the Army that allows soldiers on the battlefield to communicate with the same ease that the rest of us have with cellphones, has been named a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.

The conflict in Israel is turning increasingly personal as calls for revenge flourish after the killings of innocent teens on both sides.