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NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said an additional reserve battalion would be put on high readiness in case additional troops are needed.
By Zenel Zhinipotoku
Top US general in the Middle East visits Iraq for talks to salvage relations
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government’s push for an American troop withdrawal.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Huawei: 42 US lawmakers urge UK Parliament to reject ‘dangerous’ 5G decision
U.S. lawmakers are urging their British counterparts to reverse a decision to let Huawei onto its next-generation data network
By Joe Gould
US military resumes operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq
The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed an senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
U.S. leaders dismiss Iraqi requests to remove all military forces
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will talk about force size and structure with Iraqi leaders, but not a full withdrawal.
Iraqi parliament votes to kick US troops out following killing of Soleimani
Lawmakers approved a resolution asking the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent forces to Iraq more than four years ago to help in the fight against the Islamic State group.
Coalition of Iraqi lawmakers calls for US troops to withdraw, Israeli strikes a ‘declaration of war’
A powerful bloc in Iraq's parliament called on Monday for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, following a series of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Shiite militias in the country that have been blamed on Israel.
‘Start finding me, boys’ — inside the rescue of Lt. Col. Dave Goldfein
"This is real," combat controller Andy Kubik thought after his Pave Hawk dodged its first missiles. "This is definitely real. We’re going into a fight."
20 years since NATO-wrought freedom, Kosovo remains in limbo
In Kosovo so far, the sword has worked better than the ploughshare.
Iraq bans ‘Fortnite,' says video games are negatively influencing its youth
These damned kids and their video machines
By Jon Simkins