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...
Long Silenced by Fear, Syrians Now Speak About Rampant Torture Under Assad The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.
Protesters in Syria Demand Justice for Disappeared Activists and Accountability from All Factions Protesters in Syria held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate...
Syrian Soldiers Distance Themselves from Assad in Return for Promised Amnesty Some members of the defunct military told The Associated Press that they had joined Assad's forces because it meant a stable...
Cyprus Can Help Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons and Search for its Missing, Cypriot Top Diplomat Says Cyprus’ offer is grounded on its own past experience both with helping rid Syria of chemical weapons 11 years ago and its own...
It's Time for US Troops to Leave Syria "There are roughly 4,500 U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria today, and they represent a potentially significant strategic...
Turkey and Russia Engage in Delicate Maneuvers over Syria After Assad’s Downfall The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between...
Pentagon Reveals 2,000 US Troops Are in Syria – More than Double What Was Previously Reported In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon revealed that it has not been offering an accurate count of how many U.S. troops it...
After Assad's Fall, the Task of Unearthing the Dead from Syria's Mass Graves Is Just Beginning Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to be buried in mass graves scattered around the country, victims of the security...
US Military Conducts More Airstrikes to Prevent Islamic State from Making Gains Amid Syria Turmoil While the campaign to quell the Islamic State has been ongoing for years, the military says the recent strikes have been...
Overhauled Army Caisson Unit Conducts First Funeral Service at Arlington Following Suspension The dark shapes of seven horses came into view across Section 62 at Arlington National Cemetery, returning to the hallowed...
Ukraine's Drone Attack on Russian Warplanes Was a Serious Blow to the Kremlin's Strategic Arsenal Ukraine said over 40 bombers, or about a third of Russia's strategic bomber fleet, were damaged or destroyed Sunday, although...
What 'D-Day' Actually Stands For What the "D" in D-Day actually stands for has been a source of debate almost from the time that the Allies first landed on...
Space Force Budget Faces Uncertainty as White House Bets on Supplemental Money from Congress An appendix for budget documents released last week shows a total of around $26.3 billion requested for the Space Force in...
Are You Made for the Military? Traits That Predict Basic Training Success While your natural tendencies may set the stage, your development during training plays a crucial role in your overall...