Mattis: US Ground Combat Troops Must Be Option Against ISIL Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis said it would be a mistake to rule out the use of U.S. ground combat forces against ISIL.
Congressman: 'At Least 10 ISIS Fighters' Tried to Cross into US A Republican congressman claimed Tuesday that "at least 10" Islamic State "fighters" have been caught trying to cross the U.S...
ISIS Campaign Boosts OCO Funding Request to $71.4 Billion The White House this week submitted requests to Congress to boost the budget for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) by $12...
US Investigating Civilian Casualties in Airstrikes Against ISIS U.S. airstrikes have blunted the momentum of ISIS while also possibly causing civilian casualties, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Meet the US Generals Ramping up the Training Mission in Iraq and Syria The Army generals charged with strengthening Iraqi and Syrian forces to dislodge Islamic militants are poised to ramp up...
ISIS Captures Hundreds of US Vehicles and Tanks in Ramadi from Iraqis Iraqi Security Forces abandoned hordes of U.S. equipment and vehicles in Ramadi.
US Rocket Launchers Taking Toll on ISIS Truck Bombs, General Says The shipment by the U.S. of shoulder-fired rocket launchers to the ISF has been producing results, a CentCom commander said.
Turkey's Strikes on Kurds Could Drag US into New Front, Sources Fear Hours after a deal allowing the U.S. to use Turkey’s air bases to launch sorties against ISIS, Turkey pulled a move that left...
Pentagon Acknowledges Program to Train Syrian Rebels Needs Major Fix The faltering program to train and equip "moderate" Syrian rebels to fight ISIS is due for a major overhaul.
US Death in Iraq Belies President Obama's 'Boots on the Ground' Pledge The death of the American raised questions about the US mission in Iraq and Obama's pledge not to commit "boots on the ground...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
