Gabbard, Dogged by Syria Visit and Echoing Russian Disinfo, Approved to Take Helm of Intelligence Agencies The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Gabbard to the job of director of national intelligence, giving her the responsibility of...
A Russian Spy Ship Caught Fire off Syria's Coast, Officials Say. Here's Audio of its Broadcasts The Associated Press obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a...
US-Backed Commander Says His Kurdish-Led Group Wants a Secular and Civil State in Post-Assad Syria The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria said the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be followed...
Iraq Backtracking on US Military Withdrawal After Syria Regime Change The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces...
Leader of Rebels Who Toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad Is Named Country's Interim President The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, a rebel once aligned with al-Qaida, as Syria's president “in the transitional phase,”...
A Mysterious Meeting with Syrian President Is at the Center of Spy Chief's Nomination Fight When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years...
Syria's Southern Rebels Loom Large as the Country's New Rulers Try to Form a National Army As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from...
Syrian Intelligence Agency Says it Thwarted a Planned Islamic State Attack on a Shiite Shrine State news agency SANA reported, citing an unnamed official in the General Intelligence Service, that members of the IS cell...
Germany Says Sanctions Against Syrian War Crimes Suspects Must Stay But People Need Relief Germany is one of several countries that imposed sanctions on the Assad government over its brutal crackdown on dissent.
US Military Campaign Against Islamic State Ramps Up The U.S. military has waged a series of large strikes on the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq over the past...
Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated...
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...
The Italian WWII Frogmen Who Inspired the U.S. Navy SEALs While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined...
New Mexico's Health Care Crisis Is Forcing Military Personnel to Decline Assignments At New Mexico's three Air Force bases — Kirtland in Albuquerque, Cannon near Clovis and Holloman outside of Alamogordo — the...
Democratic Candidate for Governor of New Jersey Pushes Back After GOP Questions Her Service Record Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy...
