Iran launches missiles at US military facilities in Iraq: US official
The attack comes days after the U.S. killed Iran Gen. Qassem Soleimani. January 8, 2020, 12:29 AM 9 min read Multiple missiles have been launched at Iraq from Iran targeting…
Pentagon leadership confident in security of US Embassy in Baghdad, undecided about additional troop deployments
The Pentagon has deployed 100 Marines and 750 soldiers in response to protests. January 2, 2020, 5:51 PM 6 min read America’s top military officer expressed high confidence in the…
Leaked emails on Ukraine aid freeze bolster case for witnesses at Senate trial: Schumer
Democrats on Thursday quickly seized on freshly leaked emails in which a White House budget official told the Pentagon last August that it would keep its freeze in U.S. assistance…
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…
Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq‘s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of…
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 may now keep some troops in Syria to guard oil fields
Even as American forces make a hasty and chaotic withdrawal from northeastern Syria, the U.S. is considering leaving some troops behind to secure oil fields in the region and make…
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…
Pelosi leads congressional delegation in Afghanistan visit
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led a congressional delegation on a visit to Afghanistan. Her office said in a statement Sunday night the bipartisan delegation met with top Afghan leaders,…
Trump praises ‘very beautiful letter from Kim Jong Un amid frozen nuclear talks, hours before North Korean launch
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he received another letter from North Korea’s Kim Jong Un amid stalled talks over the regime’s nuclear weapons program and hours before North…