Suspected Mastermind of Paris Massacre Killed in Terror Raid The man suspected of ringleading last Friday's Paris attacks that killed 129 people was killed in the police raid north of...
Obama: US Should Avoid 'Long and Costly Ground War' in Iraq and Syria President Barack Obama said the U.S. should avoid a “long and costly ground war” in Iraq and Syria.
The Top 10 Military Stories of 2015 The year 2015 saw major news in just about every corner of the globe involving the military, from the South China Seas to the...
US to Deploy More Trainers to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Push The U.S. will deploy "certainly hundreds" more troops to Iraq to train additional brigades which Prime Minister Haider al...
US-Backed Groups Now Fighting Each Other in Syrian Civil War Kurdish and other opposition groups backed by the U.S. have taken to fighting each other as the Syrian civil war spirals.
US to Temporarily Hold Captured ISIS Leaders for Interrogation The U.S. will hold for about a month captured ISIS leaders for interrogation before turning them over to local authorities.
Marines Face More Sporadic Attacks at Newly Renamed Base in Iraq The Marine unit that suffered a fatality at a newly renamed base in northern Iraqi continues to come under sporadic attack.
B-52 Bombers Carry Out First Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq The U.S. Air Force's B-52 Stratofortresses have conducted their initial airstrikes against ISIS, military officials said.
Russian Attack Helicopters Destroyed in Syria The Russian military suffered a setback in Syria when fires destroyed four Mi-24 attack helicopters last week.
White House Makes 'No Sense' on Airstrikes in Libya: AFRICOM Nominee The nominee to head U.S. Africa Command said the White House has refused to back close air support for Libyan forces against...
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...
