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Vets’ caregivers need more support from VA, local orgs, study finds
About 14.3 million individuals across America are currently serving as military and veteran caregivers, according to a new survey.
Report criticizes stroke patients' care at veterans facility
Stroke patients at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center have received substandard care, including a failure to transfer them to another facility that could provide the necessary tests and treatment, according to a report released Thursday.
US-backed forces advance in Syria's Raqqa
The U.S.-led coalition says allied Syrian fighters have successfully cleared a centuries-old mosque in Raqqa after seizing the Syrian city’s ancient quarters from the Islamic State group.
Fort Hood soldier saves kayaker's life
Sgt. Michael Anderson of the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade of Fort Hood, Texas, was kayaking at a state park when he heard a man cry for help in the waters behind him. His lifesaving actions were caught on his GoPro.
By Rachel Rakoff
US talks to Russia daily as ISIS battle begins shift to Euphrates River valley
The U.S. is talking multiple times a day with Russia to deconflict ground and air operations in Syria.
By Shawn Snow
Armed Services Democrat raps Trump for expanding military surplus transfers to police
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ripped the Trump administration for rolling back Obama-era restrictions on surplus military equipment transfers to U.S. civilian law enforcement.
By Joe Gould
Syrian troops capture wide areas from ISIS in country's center
Syrian government forces and their allies have captured a wide area from the Islamic State group in the country’s center, two days after besieging it, an opposition monitoring group and a Syrian military arm said Saturday.
ISIS militants push back advancing Syrian troops near Raqqa
Islamic State group militants pushed back government forces advancing on one of the last towns still in ISIS hands in the province of Raqqa, killing over two dozen soldiers and seizing vehicles, a Syria monitoring group and the extremists said.
US officials rebuff UN calls to halt Raqqa air campaign
Any pause in operations would strengthen the Islamic State's defensive positions in the embattled city and put more civilians in harm's way, U.S. military officials said.
By Shawn Snow
UN calls for halt of US air campaign over Raqqa to save civilians
Officials at the UN have called for a halt by the U.S. led air campaign against ISIS in Raqqa on humanitarian grounds.
By Shawn Snow
US-led coalition intensifies airstrikes in Raqqa at a cost
The U.S. has intensified its Syrian air campaign against ISIS.
By Shawn Snow