Ships and Aircraft Search for 2 Navy SEALs Missing After Mission to Confiscate Iranian Missile Parts The SEALs were on the USS Lewis B. Puller, a Navy expeditionary sea base vessel.
France Completes Military Withdrawal from Niger, Leaving a Gap in the Terror Fight in the Sahel France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new junta...
At Least 85 Confirmed Killed by Nigerian Army Drone Attack, Raising Questions About Such Mistakes Since 2017, some 400 civilians have been killed by airstrikes the military said were targeting armed groups in the deadly...
Sierra Leone Declares Nationwide Curfew After Gunmen Attack Main Military Barracks in the Capital The country's Ministry of Information and Education said the government and security forces are “in control” of the situation...
A Newly Formed Alliance Between Coup-Hit Countries in Africa’s Sahel Is Seen as Tool for Legitimacy Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani held separate meetings with his Mali and Burkina Faso counterparts.
An Alternative Way of Dealing with Human Shields Those of us who fought in Somalia in 1993 were the first Americans to experience firsthand the barbaric tactic of using...
Groups Linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State Take Root on the Coast of West Africa Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading from the vast, arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert...
UN Will Repatriate 9 South African Peacekeepers in Congo Accused of Sexual Assault More than 12,000 U.N. peacekeepers are deployed in eastern Congo, where more than 100 armed groups are active.
French Troops Are Starting to Withdraw from Niger and Junta Leaders Give UN Head 72 Hours to Leave The French military says it's begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when mutinous soldiers toppled the country...
The US Declares the Ousting of Niger's President a Coup and Suspends Military Aid and Training Senior administration officials told reporters that the U.S. was taking action after exhausting all avenues to preserve...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...