It's hard to conceive of a definition of non-combat that, on the one hand, excludes air strikes on enemy positions, as our government chose to do, but on the other, permits sniper attacks on enemy positions.

As the battle for Mosul, ISIS' largest stronghold in Iraq, the Islamic State group is being denied access to revenue sources such as oil and gas.

High-ranking officials from some 20 countries were in Quebec City Thursday to discuss various aspects of the fight against Islamic State militants.