Trump says military strike killed ‘leader’ of attack on USS Cole
President Trump on Sunday confirmed that one of the suspected masterminds of a 2000 attack that killed 17 American sailors aboard the USS Cole was killed in a recent U.S. military operation. Trump...
View ArticleBolton: No troop withdrawal from Syria until ISIS contained, Kurds protected
National security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that U.S. forces would not leave Syria until the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is fully defeated and the Trump administration receives...
View Article2 Americans captured in Syria fighting for ISIS
Two Americans fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been captured, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced in a statement Sunday.Warren Christopher Clark and Zaid Abed al-Hamid...
View ArticleUS, North Korean officials have discussed location of next Trump-Kim summit:...
North Korean and U.S. officials have met multiple times to discuss the location of the next summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a...
View ArticleKurdish official seeks clarification from US over troops withdrawal in Syria
A Kurdish official in Syria on Monday said that Kurds are waiting for clarifications from the U.S. on President Trump's plan to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops fighting alongside the Kurds in...
View ArticleCentral Command: US conducted 36 strikes against al Qaeda, ISIS in Yemen in 2018
The U.S. military conducted 36 airstrikes against terrorist groups in Yemen in 2018, Central Command said Monday.The figure is a significant drop from 2017’s 120-plus airstrikes, which was a spike from...
View ArticleMilitary approves 'conditions-based' Syria withdrawal plan
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has approved a now-in-motion plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria that “is conditions-based” with no timeline,...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump denies backtracking on Syria | US military approves...
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View ArticleSenators to reintroduce Mueller protection bill this week
A bipartisan group of senators is preparing to revive legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Sens. Christopher Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cory Booker...
View ArticleFamily says US Navy veteran has been held for months in Iranian prison
The family of a U.S. Navy veteran says that he has been held for months in Iranian prison after authorities in the country seized him in July, The New York Times reported on Monday.Michael White's...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdogan rips Bolton's comments on Kurds, refuses to meet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday ripped national security advisor John Bolton's comments on Kurdish forces in Syria, calling the remarks a "serious mistake." Erdoğan also declined to...
View ArticleRetired general picked by Trump admin to resolve Qatar dispute resigns
Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, who was picked by the Trump administration as a special envoy to resolve ongoing disputes in Qatar, has resigned.Zinni resigned from his post at the State...
View ArticleTop Republican on House Armed Services panel opposes use of military funds...
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday said that he does not support using military funding to build President Trump’s proposed border wall.“In short, I am opposed to using...
View ArticleWatchdog: Pentagon let nearly $28B in funds expire in 2018
The Pentagon let $27.7 billion in funds expire last year, preventing the military from using such dollars for new projects, according to a new government watchdog report.The Defense Department’s...
View ArticlePentagon names new chief of staff
Eric Chewning, the head of the Pentagon’s industrial policy, has been named the Defense Department’s next chief of staff, according to a Pentagon statement.Chewning, 41, since Oct. 2017 has been the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Top House Armed Services Republican opposes military funds...
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View ArticleCongress poised to push back at Trump on Saudi Arabia, Syria
Congress is poised to push back on President Trump’s Middle East policy as several developments have left lawmakers increasingly concerned about the administration’s national security...
View ArticleKurdish militia says 16-year-old American among captured ISIS fighters
A U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighting ISIS said Wednesday it has captured an American teenager among eight suspected militants.The Kurdish force, known as the YPG, said in a statement Wednesday that...
View ArticlePelosi: Shutdown is hurting vets
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is trying to hit President Trump where it hurts in the shutdown debate by highlighting its impact on veterans who are federal workers and not getting paid.“Our veterans...
View ArticleFormer Guantanamo commander charged with obstruction in civilian's death...
A former commander at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been charged with obstruction of justice related to an investigation surrounding the death of a civilian worker at the base.The...
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