Flashpoints - Military News and World News

Mattis condemns Russian influence-peddling in Macedonia

U.S. plans to expand its cooperation with Macedonia, defense secretary says.

By: Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press September 17

For the first time, rival Koreas open liaison office near the border

The opening comes days before the leaders of North and South Korea meet about denuclearization of the peninsula.

By: Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press September 14

Could Trump meet Kim in New York this month when world leaders gather? Why, and why not

Here's a look at the risks, and nightmare scenarios, of a potential Trump-Kim Part Two.

By: Foster Klug, The Associated Press September 14

Airstrike kills two militants after US troops come under fire in Somalia

The incident occurred 37 miles west of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.

By: Kyle Rempfer September 13

US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bombers off Alaska

The Russian bombers were accompanied by two Russian fighter jets.

By: The Associated Press September 13

Kosovo government moves toward forming a regular army

Any move toward an army would be made in conjunction with U.S., leader says.

By: The Associated Press September 13

US warns Moscow over looming attack in Syrian city of Idlib

The Pentagon says Russia will bear responsibility for the resulting humanitarian crisis in Syria if the Moscow-backed Syrian military attacks the northern city of Idlib.

By: Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press September 12

US says Saudi Arabia, UAE protecting civilians in Yemen war

Despite mounting civilian casualties in what the United Nations says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the Trump administration has determined that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are doing enough to protect civilians in their military campaign in Yemen.

By: Matthew Lee, The Associated Press September 12

Russia says joint war games with China will be routine

At this week's massive exercise, 1,000 and 36,000 tanks are part of the operations.

By: The Associated Press September 12

Taliban say they’re ready for new round of talks with US

Talks would focus on prisoner exchanges and the potential for formal negotiations with the U.S., Taliban officials say.

By: Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press September 12

US-backed group in last push to defeat ISIS in northeast Syria

A U.S.-backed Syrian fighting force said Tuesday it has begun the final stage of its campaign to clear Islamic State group militants from northeast Syria.

By: Philip Issa, The Associated Press September 11

Mattis: Afghans boost troop vetting after insider attacks

The Afghan military has increased its vetting of local forces working with American troops as a result of recent insider attacks that killed two U.S. service members, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday.

By: Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press September 11

The inside story of how a US Navy pilot shot down a Syrian jet

It was the American military's first shootdown of an enemy plane since 1999

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz September 10

US relationship with international court crashes under Trump

America’s long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and its global jurisdiction spilled into open hostility, amid threats of sanctions if it investigates U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

By: Matthew Lee, The Associated Press September 10