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Activists seek to bolster treaty banning cluster munitions
Advocacy groups in the Cluster Munitions Coalition released their latest annual report on Tuesday.
Posting POW footage on social media may constitute human rights violation
The Geneva Convention protects prisoners of war.
By Sarah Sicard
Lawmakers urge SECDEF to drop TRICARE copays for birth control
The extra costs are waived by most private insurers but not for members of the military.
America and its foes remain in the way of a landmine-free future: report
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines has been issuing the report annually since 1999.
By Linus Hoeller
US Central Command chief: Important to keep pressure on ISIS
Gen. Frank McKenzie visited four U.S. outposts in Syria. His message Friday was short and direct: U.S. forces remain in Syria to fight the remnants of ISIS.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US fires warning shots at Iranian fast-attack boats harassing Navy, Coast Guard ships
The Iranian vessels approached the U.S. ships at “an unnecessarily close range with unknown intent,” the Navy said.
By Diana Stancy
India objects to US Navy ship’s transit without consent
The U.S. 7th Fleet said the USS John Paul Jones “asserted navigational rights and freedoms ... consistent with international law.”
Air Force JTACS training Syrians to help call in helo airstrikes raises questions
Syrian Democratic Forces aren't quite learning to be JTACs, but they've been getting some training.
By Kyle Rempfer
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of ISIS families, arrest 9
A spokesman for the U.S.-backed coalition said coalition forces will provide support during the operation “for early warning and situational awareness.”
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
North Korean official says Biden criticism of missile launches reveals ‘deep-seated hostility’ toward country
Biden was restrained as he admonished North Korea for the launches, which were a violation of U.N. sanctions against the North.
Book excerpt: ‘The Daughters of Kobani’
The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.
By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon