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Marine veteran killed while volunteering as a fighter in Ukraine

"He came because he thought what was happening in Ukraine by Russia was wrong," his commander wrote on social media.

By Irene Loewenson

9 months ago

Adaptive engine work feeds sixth-gen fighter design, says US Air Force

The Air Force is adapting AETP features into the future Next Generation Air Dominance platform’s engines.

By Stephen Losey

10 months ago

Reports: 2 British soldiers wounded in ISIS attack in Syria

An announcement from a Kurdish-led force said they captured five foreign ISIS fighters, including two Americans, two Pakistanis and one Irish citizen.

5 years ago

National security adviser Bolton outlines conditions for US pullout from Syria

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group and on Turkey assuring the safety of U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Iraqi jets strike ISIS in Syria after Assad’s authorization

The Iraqi military says its fighter jets struck an Islamic State position inside Syria, a day after the Syrian government authorized its neighbor to target the militants at will.

5 years ago

Graham says Trump slowing down planned withdrawal of US forces from Syria

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Syria’s Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike ISIS in Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Iraqi forces on Sunday to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said, as the two allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria.

5 years ago

Syria’s military says it entered flashpoint Kurdish-held Manbij; US troops reportedly still there

Russian and Syrian officials are working out an agreement for what happens when U.S. troops withdraw from the area.

5 years ago

As US troops leave Syria, the Syrian government must step in, Russia says

But that could trigger "a disaster and a catastrophe," a spokesman for the Syrian army says.

5 years ago

Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town

Turkey is massing troops near a town in northern Syria held by a U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force, a war monitor said as Turkish media reported Sunday new reinforcements crossing the borders.

5 years ago

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to have little impact, official says

Trump's plan to pull out 7,000 troops comes amid renewed peace talks with Taliban.

By Amir Shah, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Trump move to pull US troops from Syria opens way to turmoil

The United States' Kurdish allies had been gearing up for a new fight for weeks, digging trenches and defense tunnels in northeastern Syria in preparation for an offensive Turkey’s president warned was imminent.

5 years ago