US Navy seizes hundreds of small arms onboard sailboat in Yemen’s Gulf of Aden
A US Navy ship seized hundreds of small arms, including Kalashnikovs and AK-47s, from onboard a sailboat in the Gulf of Aden, a Pentagon official…
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Turkey to get F-35 jets Thursday despite opposition from Congress
Despite opposition from the US Congress, Turkey is set to receive its first F-35 Joint Strike Fighters on Thursday during a ceremony in Fort Worth,…
Pentagon warns Syria’s Assad against attacking Kurdish-led forces
The Pentagon on Thursday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to carry out an offensive against Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States that control…
US backed rebels in Syria resume fight against ISIS
A U.S.-backed rebel force in Syria says it will resume its offensive to defeat ISIS in the country. The renewed offensive comes months after the…
Turkey Is Out of Control. Time for the U.S. to Say So.
Following Turkey’s incursion into Syria, the once unthinkable prospect of a direct clash between Turkish and American soldiers has become alarmingly real. Turkey’s current fight,…
Iraq’s Abadi in high-stakes plan to rein in Iranian-backed militias
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Under pressure from allies in the West, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is staking his career on reining in the Shi‘ite militias…
US wants to send ground troops to Syria
The Pentagon is reportedly considering sending conventional ground troops into northern Syria for the first time to accelerate the fight against Isis. Only small teams…
Al Qaeda leader was killed by US airstrike in Syria
The Pentagon said Wednesday that two U.S. airstrikes conducted in Syria last week killed 11 Al Qaeda operatives, including one with ties to former leader…
USA: Abu Afghan al-Masri killed in Syria airstrike
A prominent al-Qaeda terrorist network leader was killed in airstrike conducted by US forces in Syria, the US Department of Defense has confirmed. Pentagon spokesman…
Pentagon: IS bent on using chemical arms when Mosul invasion comes
Islamic State militants are “dead set” on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon…