Trump Names Nominees to Take Over Commands in the Middle East and Africa President Donald Trump is nominating Vice Adm. Brad Cooper to take over as the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East...
US Military Shifts Messaging in Africa, Telling Allies to Prepare to Stand More on Their Own The shift comes as the U.S. military makes moves to "build a leaner, more lethal force,” including potentially cutting...
A Look at South Sudan, Where the US Is Accused of Quietly Sending Migrants The U.S. is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam to a chaotic country...
Ugandan Lawmakers Pass Bill to Try Civilians Before Military Courts, Defying Concern and Criticism The contentious legislation was introduced earlier this year after the Supreme Court ruled that civilians can’t be court...
Paramilitaries Carry Out Drone Attack on Red Sea Port City, Sudan’s Army Says No casualties were reported in what is the first known attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Red Sea city.
Houthi Rebels Say Alleged US Airstrike that Hit Yemen Prison Holding African Migrants Kills 68 Yemen’s Houthi rebels say an alleged U.S. airstrike that hit a prison holding African migrants killed at least 68 people
'Race Against Terror': CNN's Jake Tapper Details the Extraordinary Investigation into an Al-Qaida Fighter's Murder of US Troops in Combat The case was essentially a murder investigation. The suspect was in custody, and he'd even admitted to the killings; all...
The US Has Revoked Visas for South Sudanese While Civil War Threatens at Home The Trump administration has abruptly revoked the visas of all South Sudanese, saying the country’s government has failed to...
A Leaked Draft Letter from Somalia to Trump Offers US Exclusive Access to Bases And Ports In the letter, Somalia offers “exclusive operational control” over the Berbera and Baledogle air bases and the ports of...
US and Israel Look to Africa for Resettling Palestinians Uprooted from Gaza The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as...
Military Moves Ships, Aircraft to Middle East as Senator Seeks to Stop US Action Against Iran The U.S. military has moved additional ships and tanker aircraft into the Middle East and hurried a carrier to the region...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
The Army Parade Was Marked by Quiet Crowds, Trump-Linked Sponsors. But Soldiers Kept Politics at Bay. Despite the mixed feelings, the Army birthday parade was also an overdue opportunity to engage with the public and highlight...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Attorneys for a class-action suit representing 9,000 veterans argued that a legal interpretation limiting retroactive Combat...
