Navy, Marines drill with Brunei forces, DreamWorks flick causes row Another week for a simmering South China Sea to start boiling. By: Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press 13 hours ago
Silent protest? Withdrawing US soldier seen wearing previously banned Kurdish militia patch It’s common for U.S. special operators to don patches of partner forces. But in 2016, American military commanders banned the wear of YPG and YPJ patches after Turkey became outraged following the circulation of photos of American commandos brandishing the patches. By: Shawn Snow 15 hours ago
US military convoy withdrawing from Syria pelted with garbage by angry residents Departing U.S. troops from Syria just cross the border into Iraq Monday. By: Shawn Snow 18 hours ago
Congressional leaders travel to Afghanistan amid uncertainty over troop deployments overseas The trip coincided with a congressional delegation visit to Jordan to discuss regional instability. By: Leo Shane III 18 hours ago
US has already pulled 2,000 troops from Afghanistan, Gen. Austin Miller says Army Gen. Austin Miller said Monday approximately 2,000 U.S. troops had left Afghanistan in the past year, the New York Times reports. That means there are approximately 12,000 U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan -- a decrease from the roughly 14,000 that were previously stationed there. By: Diana Stancy Correll 20 hours ago
Kurds begin evacuation from besieged Syrian town amid reports of cease-fire violations on both sides Kurdish-led fighters and Turkish-backed forces clashed sporadically Sunday in northeastern Syria amid efforts to work out a Kurdish evacuation from a besieged border town, the first pull-back under the terms of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Turkey said one of its soldiers was killed in the day’s violence. By: Mehmet Guzel, The Associated Press and Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press 1 day ago
Pentagon chief says American troops leaving Syria will conduct anti-ISIS operations from Iraq While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue operations against the Islamic State group. By: Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press 1 day ago
Japan to send own force, won’t join US coalition for Mideast Japan's energy needs rely heavily on oil imports. It has kept friendly ties with Iran and is reluctant to join such a force. By: Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press 2 days ago
How the ‘Horse Soldiers’ helped liberate Afghanistan from the Taliban 18 years ago On Oct. 19, 2001, a team of 12 Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group's Operational Detachment Alpha 595 were inserted into Afghanistan to liberate the region from the Taliban without tanks or trucks. Just horses. By: Diana Stancy Correll 3 days ago
Loss of US intelligence collection from Syria withdrawal threatens fight against ISIS “Insurgencies are very much like mushrooms in that regard, they grow and proliferate in darkness,” said a former U.S. defense official. By: Shawn Snow 3 days ago
Civilian casualties at record-high levels in Afghanistan, UN report says Afghan civilians are dying in record numbers in the country’s increasingly brutal war, noting that more civilians died in July than in any previous one-month period since the U.N. began keeping statistics, according to a U.N. report released Thursday. By: Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press 4 days ago
US hails Turkish cease-fire; Kurds must vacate border area The U.S. and Turkey agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in the Turks’ deadly attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, requiring the Kurds to vacate the area in an arrangement that largely solidifies Turkey’s position and aims in the weeklong conflict. The deal includes a conditional halt to American economic sanctions. By: Robert Burns and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press 4 days ago
US airstrikes destroy ammo left behind in Syria Two U.S. F-15E fighter jets launched airstrikes in Syria Wednesday to destroy ammunition that was left behind when American forces abandoned a cement factory that had served as a coordination center in the battle against ISIS. By: The Associated Press 4 days ago
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight US sanctions North Korea released a series of photos Wednesday showing leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse to a sacred mountain he has often climbed before making key decisions. Near the mountain, Kim reportedly vowed to overcome U.S.-led sanctions that he said had both pained and infuriated his people. By: Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press 5 days ago
US-led coalition continues withdrawal as Syrian forces enter key border town, blocking Turkish plans Syrian forces on Wednesday night rolled into the strategic border town of Kobani, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a “safe zone” free of Syrian Kurdish fighters along the frontier as part of its week-old offensive. By: Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press and Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press 5 days ago
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