US anti-ISIS office gets reprieve as Syria pullout accelerates

The State Department unit overseeing the fight against the Islamic State group will stay in business for at least six more months, reversing an administration plan for the unit’s imminent downgrade even as President Donald Trump presses ahead with a speedy U.S. exit from Syria.

By: Josh Lederman, The Associated Press and

US criticizes China’s militarization of disputed South China Sea

The Pentagon criticized what it called China’s “continued militarization” of island outposts in the disputed South China Sea, where the Chinese air force landed long-range bombers for the first time, putting entire Southeast Asia within their range.

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On this week’s episode of Defense News Weekly, get the scoop on Jordan’s role in Middle East special ops, get a look at the future networked battlespace and celebrate the 60th anniversary of NORAD.
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