US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
U.S.-led coalition forces have pulled out of an Iraqi military base that nearly brought Washington into an open war with Iran By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press March 29, 2020, 3:44…
Homeland Security warns terrorists may exploit COVID-19 pandemic
The bulletin notes there is “no information” yet on specific plots. March 24, 2020, 5:38 PM 4 min read A Department of Homeland Security memo sent to law enforcement officials…
2 American troops killed in Iraq during anti-ISIS mission
The names of the service members were withheld pending next of kin notification. March 9, 2020, 4:40 PM 3 min read Two American troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday…
Trump campaign working to cash in ahead of the State of the Union
The fundraising effort is raising eyebrows with watchdog groups. February 4, 2020, 6:17 PM 4 min read President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has worked feverishly to cash in ahead of…
President Trump’s pardons do ‘serious disservice’ to military members, Sen. Jack Reed claims
A key Democratic senator said Tuesday that President Donald Trump did a “serious disservice” to military members by pardoning several servicemen accused, or convicted, of war crimes last month. Interested…
New ISIS leader is ‘a nobody,’ but US knows ‘almost nothing’ about him: Official
Although the U.S. knows “almost nothing” about the new leader of ISIS, he is “a nobody,” according to a senior State Department official, making it difficult for the terror group…
Syrian Kurdish leader says Turkish attacks continue, contradicting Trump administration claims
The leader of the Syrian Kurds’ civilian government accused Turkey and its forces of continuing its offensive into northern Syria using armed drones and heavy artillery, and conducting ethnic cleansing…
Pentagon weighs keeping US troops near Syrian oil fields
There have been internal discussions about possibly keeping some U.S. troops in eastern Syria near oil fields, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters in Afghanistan on Monday, but he added…
US has quietly reduced troops in Afghanistan by 2,000
U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan have been quietly reduced by 2,000 troops over the past year, even without a peace deal with the Taliban, according to the top U.S. military…
Life and death in Syria as US troops withdraw: ‘We don’t trust America anymore’
In Qamishli, an 8-year-old named Sara was lying in a hospital bed, enduring unimaginable pain after losing her leg in an artillery shell explosion. Interested in Syria? Add Syria as…