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Maggie Ybarra

Maggie Ybarra

mybarra@washingtontimes.com

Maggie Ybarra is a former military affairs and Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Times.

Articles by Maggie Ybarra

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington following his meeting with President Barack Obama, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ukraine president repeats plea for U.S. military aid

Ukraine's president made a last-ditch plea for lethal weaponry during an award ceremony in Washington on Thursday evening. Petro Poroshenko, the country's newly elected leader, said that he has been pressuring the U.S. to provide Ukraine with weaponry because he is concerned that Kiev may not have the means to defend itself against Moscow in future wars.

September 18, 2014
President Barack Obama, right, meets with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 18, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama pledges U.S. support to Ukraine’s Poroshenko

President Obama told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Thursday that the U.S. supports Ukraine "in words and deeds," as the two leaders dodged reporters' questions about the administration's refusal to send heavy weapons to Kiev for its war with Russia.

September 18, 2014
** FILE ** (Associated Press)

Child sex assault inquiries botched by military investigators: watchdog

The Pentagon's chief watchdog warned Tuesday that the military's criminal investigative agencies have mishandled about a dozen child sexual assault cases and made recommendations ranging from enhancing guidelines for collecting evidence to ensuring that victims receive the proper paperwork.

September 9, 2014
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. (Associated Press)

Additional U.S. troops begin arriving in Iraq

The first wave of an additional 350 U.S. troops supplementing security personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad have arrived in Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said Thursday.

September 4, 2014
In a Wednesday, July 10, 2013, file photo, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Giuliani said Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, that he finds it "pretty darn credible" that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn't know about an apparently politically motivated plan to create traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ex-officials urge aid for Iranian dissidents at Camp Liberty

A bipartisan group of former officials and retired military officers is urging President Obama to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of Iranian dissidents living at a former U.S. military compound near Baghdad's international airport.

September 2, 2014
** FILE ** Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State, has rarely been photographed. (Associated Press)

Islamic State terrorist group expanded power gradually: report

The Islamic State group has a long history of expanding its power and preying on the weaknesses of its regional rivals, according to a new report that challenges the notion that the militant organization has only recently emerged as a threat.

August 27, 2014