2 US troops reported missing amid African Lion exercise
The Moroccan army said the service members went missing near a cliff. The incident remains under investigation and the search is ongoing.
By Reuters
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US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say
The move comes as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters
Trump directive sparks criticism among transgender troops
Active-duty transgender troops say a policy change that puts them at risk of being removed and indefinitely bars transgender people from enlisting in the military is a step backward for civil rights that will promote inequality in the armed forces.
McCain, Democrats blast Trump's transgender ban
The Senate Armed Services Chairman and numerous Democrats said the White House decision to dismiss transgender troops from the ranks could harm military readiness.
10 civilians, including kids, dead in US-backed Somalia raid
Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a raid by foreign and Somali forces on a farm in southern Somalia, a deputy governor said Friday as officials displayed victims’ bloodied bodies in the capital. The U.S. military confirmed it supported a Somali operation in the area.
Islamabad leaders to Trump: Don't scapegoat Pakistan
Pakistan’s top political and military leaders on Thursday offered a stark response to Donald Trump’s accusations earlier this week, telling the American president that scapegoating Pakistan will not bring about peace in Afghanistan.
Iraqi forces close in on Tal Afar
Iraqi forces made significant progress as they closed in on the Islamic State-held town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, the U.S.-led coalition and an Iraqi military spokesman said Monday.
The Pentagon keeps a daily count of troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria — but won’t publicly disclose it
Recent reports suggest that the total number of U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan may be about 20,000, far more than the official tally of about 14,000.
By Tara Copp, AP
Iraqi commander: Troops capture 2 neighborhoods in Tal Afar
An Iraqi military commander says Iraqi forces have captured two neighborhoods from the Islamic State group in the militant-held northern town of Tal Afar
US envoy briefs Pakistan army chief on Trump's Afghan plans
The U.S. ambassador to Pakistan has met with that country’s army chief two days after President Donald Trump warned Pakistan to stop harboring insurgents who are battling U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Pentagon may have up to 20,000 troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan; it reports only 14,000
A Pentagon spokesman said: "The president was crystal clear in his speech about discussing troop levels. We are not going to discuss numbers.”
By Tara Copp, AP
Watch President Trump's entire Ft. Myer speech to troops on Afghanistan
Did you miss President Trump’s address to troops and the nation Monday night?
By Ken Chamberlain