War_Conflict

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In a Thursday, May 14, 2015, file photo, President Obama speaks during a news conference after meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders and delegations at Camp David in Maryland. In a surprise announcement on Monday, May 18, 2015, coming nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Obama is banning the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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National Edition News cover for May 18, 2015 - Fall of Ramadi counters reports on Islamic State: Security forces defend their headquarters against attacks by Islamic State extremists during sand storm in the eastern part of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Islamic State extremists tend to take advantage of bad weather when they attack Iraqi security forces positions, an Iraqi officer said. (AP Photo)

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The National Women's Law Center is taking the U.S. military culture to task for being slow to integrate women into combat positions, but the pool of qualified females may in fact be limited. (Associated Press)

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Iraqis from Ramadi gathered at the Bzebiz bridge after fleeing Ramadi and spending the night walking toward Baghdad on Saturday. Islamic State militants seized the center of their city in western Iraq, but U.S. officials say the takeover is only temporary. (Associated Press)

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Saints: Pope Francis canonized two nuns from Palestine Sunday in the hopes of encouraging Christians across the Middle East who are facing ongoing persecution from Islamic extremists. (Associated Press photographs)

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Pope Francis called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "an angel of peace." The Vatican's recent recognition of Palestinian statehood has drawn fire from neighboring Israel. (Associated Press)

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There are numerous reports of Syrian President Bashar Assad using chlorine bombs against rebel forces over the past several weeks. (Associated Press)

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, in 2002, declared that Saddam Hussein, "left unchecked will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security." (Associated Press)

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This May 7, 2015 photo shows an archival document made available by the Chatham County Probate Court, Ga., showing the appraised dollar value of slaves owner by Ann S. Norton, the mother-in-law of Benjamin L. Cole. Cole is the great-great-great-grandfather of actor Ben Affleck. After Norton died in 1858, Cole was tasked with holding her slaves in trust for his three sons until they reached adulthood. Cole served as local sheriff during the Civil War and public records show he and his wife owned at least one slave of their own. Evidence that Cole owned slaves drove Affleck to ask PBS and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates to remove his relative from a TV program exploring Affleck's family tree. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)

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This photo taken May 1, 2015, shows the burial site of Benjamin Cole, the great-great-great grandfather of actor Ben Affleck, in Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, Ga. The site only has a marker for a one-year-old relative, but city records show that at least 10 other relatives are buried in the site. Cole, who died in 1871, served as the local sheriff during the Civil War. Public records show Cole and his wife owned at least one slave and Cole held at least two dozen slaves temporarily as a legal trustee for other family members. Evidence that Cole owned slaves drove Affleck to ask PBS and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates to remove his relative from a TV program exploring Affleck's family tree.(AP Photo/Russ Bynum)

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U.S. and Afghan security forces inspect the site of suicide attack near an international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 17, 2015. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near Kabul's international airport on Sunday, wounding at least 16 civilians in an attack that may have been aimed at vehicles of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Samantha Johnston of Emerald Island, North Carolina left her family behind to help Kurds in Iraq take on the Islamic State group. Ms. Johnson is an Army veteran who previously served as an engineer. (Image: Facebook, Samantha Johnston) ** FILE **

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A U.S. Army Staff Sgt. secures a landing zone near the Koh Band district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2009. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

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U.S. Army officers engage in a combatives tournament held at Fort Benning, Ga. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

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Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi rest and gather at the Bzebiz bridge after spending the night walking toward Baghdad, as they flee their hometown, 65 km west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 16, 2015. Islamic State militants seized the center of Ramadi in western Iraq and raised their black flag over the government compound, local officials said. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

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Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi rest gather at the Bzebiz bridge after spending the night walking towards Baghdad, as they flee their hometown, 65 km west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 16, 2015. Islamic State militants seized the center of Ramadi in western Iraq and raised their black flag over the government compound, local officials said. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

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Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas during an audience at the Vatican Saturday, May 16, 2015. Pope Francis has praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an "angel of peace" during a meeting at the Vatican. Francis made the compliment Saturday during the traditional exchange of gifts at the end of an official audience in the Apostolic Palace. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

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National Edition News cover for May 16, 2015 - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing: In this photo provided by the Massachusetts State Police, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bloody and disheveled with the red dot of a sniper's rifle laser sight on his head, emerges from a boat at the time of his capture by law enforcement authorities in Watertown, Mass., on April 19, 2013. (Associated Press/Massachusetts State Police, Sean Murphy) **FILE**

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Gen. George S. Patton Jr., left, commander of the U.S. 15th Army, and his chief of staff, Maj. Gen. H.R. Gay, right, are pictured in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

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Two Baltimore correctional officers were charged and placed on leave Wednesday after looting snacks from a downtown 7-Eleven last month during riots spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, officials said. Tamika Cobb and Kendra Richard were caught on video on April 25 taking Slim Jims and Tostitos chips from the store on the corner of W. Baltimore and Howard streets, the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said, The Baltimore Sun reported. (Baltimore Police Department via The Baltimore Sun)