Iraq had requested the latest round, partly in response to pressure from Shiite political factions and militias loyal to Iran that have lobbied for the remaining U.S. troops to leave Iraq
National Guard troops in Washington for the inauguration, USS Mount Whitney's 50th anniversary, the upcoming Army Best Medic Competition and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
A French court on Thursday convicted an Islamic State operative over a train attack five years ago that was foiled with the dramatic intervention of three American passengers.
Alek Skarlatos, 28, told a Paris court at the gunman's trial that he yanked a pistol from the attacker’s hand, turned it on him and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire.
