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Supreme Court ruling gives extra payouts to some combat-wounded vets
The high court ruled that limits on the government's combat-related special compensation program unfairly took away support for injured vets.
North Korea says it’s running out of patience with US
North Korea on Sunday said it’s running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and unilateral disarmament demands, and warned that a close personal relationship between the leaders alone wouldn’t be enough to prevent nuclear diplomacy from derailing.
Trump says al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog’ in US commando raid in Syria
Al-Baghdadi’s last moments alive were spent in “panic and dread” as the ISIS leader was “terrified of the American forces bearing down on him," and he died “whimpering and crying and screaming” like a coward, Trump told reporters Sunday.
Syria gave PSYOPS, civil affairs ‘sets and reps’ in messaging and setting up local governance, three-star says
In Syria, "when the fiber was cut and the cell towers were down ... guess what was working there? Leaflets," the three-star said.
By Kyle Rempfer
JSOC deputy tapped to lead division-level 1st Special Forces Command during modernization period
The general will have oversight of seven Special Forces groups and other organizations.
By Kyle Rempfer
Syrian government says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops
Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
Army astronaut to military medical students: You will solve the health issues of extended space flight
NASA astronaut and Army Col. Drew Morgan spoke Wednesday from the ISS to students at the Department of Defense's medical school as well as Washington Episcopal School and Washington School for Girls.
By Patricia Kime
US military convoy withdrawing from Syria pelted with garbage by angry residents
Departing U.S. troops from Syria just cross the border into Iraq Monday.
By Shawn Snow
Esper says reduction of American forces in Afghanistan relies on a peace agreement with Taliban
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived Sunday in Afghanistan, where stalled peace talks with the Taliban and persistent violent attacks by the insurgent group and Islamic State militants have complicated the Trump administration’s pledge to withdraw more than 5,000 American troops.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Loss of US intelligence collection from Syria withdrawal threatens fight against ISIS
“Insurgencies are very much like mushrooms in that regard, they grow and proliferate in darkness,” said a former U.S. defense official.
By Shawn Snow
Community partners and support key to veteran suicide prevention
The leaders of the president's task force on veterans suicide prevention say the VA needs community partners to help connect veterans to find belonging in a community and avoid isolation.
By Richard Stone and Barbara Van Dahlen