Coalition spokesman: US troops will stay in Iraq as long as needed
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) said Sunday that American military forces will remain in Iraq to help stabilize the region, Reuters reported....
View ArticleIran vows new US action group won’t topple government
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday said the new U.S. “Iran Action Group” will look to overthrow the Iranian government but predicted it would fail.Zarif tweeted that the U.S....
View ArticleIran looking for options on oil sales amid US sanctions: reports
Iran is reportedly attempting to fight back against U.S. sanctions on its oil sales by trying to prevent Saudi Arabia from pumping more barrels.Kazem Gharibabadi, an Iranian ambassador, told OPEC...
View ArticleTrump preparing to nominate key military personnel: report
President Trump is expected to switch out commanders across the Middle East and Europe in the administration’s most dramatic change to U.S. military leadership so far, according to a new report from...
View ArticleBomb in deadly Yemen school bus attack was manufactured by US firm: report
The bomb in the deadly Yemen school bus attack that killed 51 people was manufactured by a U.S. firm, according to a CNN investigation with local Yemeni journalists and munitions experts. The...
View ArticlePentagon: Trump canceled military parade before being briefed on cost
President Trump canceled his desired military parade before Pentagon officials briefed him on cost estimates for the event, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday.“The president was not briefed by...
View ArticleErik Prince hopeful Bolton more open to contractors for Afghan war
Blackwater founder Erik Prince is hopeful new leadership in President Trump’s national security team will give his plan to replace most U.S. troops in Afghanistan with private contractors a shot at...
View ArticleDC Council blasts Mulvaney for claiming they inflated cost of military parade
The Washington, D.C. city council on Monday slammed White House budget director Mick Mulvaney for suggesting that the heavily Democratic city inflated the costs of President Trump's military parade to...
View ArticleUS serviceman dies in Iraq helicopter crash
A U.S. serviceman was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday night in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed Monday.The helicopter crashed around 10 p.m. following a raid against an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon says Trump canceled parade before cost briefing |...
THE TOPLINE: President Trump canceled his desired military parade before Pentagon officials briefed him on cost estimates for the event, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday."The president was...
View ArticleSenate emerges as obstacle to Trump’s 'Space Force'
The Senate has emerged as a major impediment to President Trump’s hopes for a new "Space Force."While the House GOP has been largely supportive of the idea of creating a new military branch for space,...
View ArticlePentagon warns drop in Iraqi refugee admission could present risk: report
The Department of Defense last week during a closed-door session at the White House warned that a sharp drop in the admission of Iraqi refugees who have aided U.S. forces in the past could present a...
View ArticleArmy IDs soldier killed in Iraq helicopter crash
The Army has identified the U.S. serviceman killed after a helicopter crash Sunday in Iraq as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor Galvin.Galvin, 34, from Spokane, Wash., died Monday in Baghdad, “as a result...
View ArticleVA wrongly denied hundreds of sexual trauma claims by veterans, watchdog...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) wrongly denied hundreds of military sexual trauma claims in recent years, leaving potentially thousands of veterans without benefits, according to a new report...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Senate emerges as obstacle to Space Force | VA wrongly...
THE TOPLINE: The Senate has emerged as a major impediment to President Trump's hopes for a new "Space Force."While the House GOP has been largely supportive of the idea of creating a new military...
View ArticleTrump awards posthumous Medal of Honor to family of fallen Air Force sergeant
President Trump on Wednesday awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor to the widow of an Air Force technical sergeant who died on a rescue mission in Afghanistan.Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman was honored...
View ArticlePentagon officially announces pick for Middle East commander
President Trump has officially tapped Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie to become the next chief of U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.McKenzie, currently the director of the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Duncan Hunter refusing to step down from committees |...
THE TOPLINE: House Armed Services Committee member and Marine Corps veteran Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) is refusing to step down from his committee assignments following charges that he used at least...
View ArticleEU approves aid for Iran to help offset US sanctions
The European Union agreed to appropriate 18 million euros to Iran Thursday to help offset the impact of U.S. Sanctions.The announcement of the aid, which is equivalent to $20.6 million, is part of the...
View ArticleBiden 'incredibly proud' of bin Laden raid commander for rebuking...
Former Vice President Joe Biden reportedly reached out to William McRaven, the admiral who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, after he rebuked President Trump.McRaven had shown solidarity...
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