War_Conflict

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, looks on during a NATO conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Wednesday Oct. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Grigoris Siamidis) ** FILE **

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Ahmed Abu Khattala, the only person to be prosecuted in relation to the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is charged with murder of an officer of the United States, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes. His trial begins Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia and is expected to run for at least four weeks. (Associated Press/File)

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Illustration on Christian churches role in caring for refugees by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense ministers on the ongoing operations against the Islamic State group, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Obama and military chiefs in a show of strength against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Frights are to be had on the Trail of Terror at the â€˜Field of Screamsâ€™ in Olney, Maryland. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)

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Witches cause trouble on the Trail of Terror at the â€˜Field of Screamsâ€™ in Olney, Maryland. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)

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A police officer tries to keep protesters from advancing farther into the parking lot at the Ferguson, Mo., police station, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Activists have planed a day of civil disobedience to protest the shooting of Michael Brown in August and a second police shooting in St. Louis last week. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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National Edition News cover for October 14, 2014 - Battlefield vs. ballfield brain injuries studied: U.S. Army Soldiers transport a trauma victim to a U.S. Army medical helicopter in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2007. The Soldiers are working with local Iraqi hospital personnel in administering aid to trauma victims following an explosion caused by insurgents, which wounded several civilians. The Soldiers are from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Summer M. Anderson) (Released), FILE - This Oct. 17, 2010, file photo shows Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap, left, taking a hit from New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather, right, during an NFL football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The NFL's brain, neck and spine committee meets Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, to talk about possible changes to helmets and other equipment. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

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Head-shakers: Troops injured by explosions have some similarities and some differences with football players when it comes to brain trauma. Researchers are working to move beyond the "dark ages" to better understand such injuries, which are treated the same way immediately — with rest and pain relief — but can have long-term consequences. (Associated Press)

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Steve Fought, a spokesman for Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Democrat, said the congresswoman did not watch "David Cole in Auschwitz — A Jew Questions the Holocaust," or write the letter praising the video. (Associated Press)

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Nazi Auschwitz concentration camp (AP Photo)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a cabinet meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of his country's troops who were posted near the Ukrainian border to return to their permanent bases. A Kremlin spokesman said Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from the southern region of Rostov. The withdrawal may be a sign of goodwill ahead of Putin's trip to Milan on Thursday, where he is set to meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Union leaders.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

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Civil War sites, like this one at Winstead Hill in Franklin, Tenn., are popular among tourists and travelers. (Photo by Judson Phillips)

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Monuments at Winstead Hill in Franklin, Tenn., which was Gen. Hood's command post during the Civil War Battle of Franklin. (Photo by Judson Phillips)

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Alexander Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic', centre, surrounded by pro-Russian rebels, walks in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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National Edition News cover for October 11, 2014 - GOP slams report of Obama mulling move of Gitmo detainees to U.S.: In this June 7, 2014, file photo, the entrance to Camp 5 and Camp 6 at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay detention center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler on Friday ordered the public release of 28 videotapes of a hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay prisoner strike being forcibly removed from his cell and force-fed. (AP Photo/Ben Fox, File )

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Protesters chant, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" as they march in the streets of Clayton, Mo. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 near the St. Louis County Courthouse during a protest against the Aug. 9, 2014 police shooting of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Protesters want prosecutors to file criminal charges against the white police officer who fatally shot Brown. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)