Shiite Militia's Name for Ramadi Counter-Offensive Splits Iraq Force The operational name given by a Shiite militia to the counter-offensive against Ramadi went against U.S. efforts to promote...
Pentagon Speeds Shipment of M-16s and MRAPS to Iraqi Army The U.S. has been delivering M-16 rifles and MRAPs to the Iraqi Security Forces under a rapid Foreign Military Sales program.
ISIS Fires Mortars Near Marines Deployed to Train Iraq Forces Marines at the al-Asad forward training base in western Iraq have come under "regular" harassment fire in recent weeks.
Meet the US Generals Ramping up the Training Mission in Iraq and Syria The Army generals charged with strengthening Iraqi and Syrian forces to dislodge Islamic militants are poised to ramp up...
Soldier Shot in Nose First US Combat Casualty in Fight Against ISIS A soldier at a training base south of Baghdad was slightly wounded Wednesday by apparent sniper fire in the first ground...
US Investigating Civilian Casualties in Airstrikes Against ISIS U.S. airstrikes have blunted the momentum of ISIS while also possibly causing civilian casualties, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Army Denies it Sought to Hide Troops' Chemical Exposure in Iraq The Pentagon denies it deliberately tried to hide the fact that U.S. troops were exposed to chemical agents, including...
Senators Question Austin on Growing Iranian Influence in Yemen, Iraq Members of Congress grilled the head of U.S. Central Command Thursday over recent moves by Iran to control the conflicts in...
Dempsey Worried about Iran’s Assault on ISIS to Retake Tikrit Lawmakers and military leaders are expressing concern that Iranian-trained Shia militias have joined the fight against ISIS.
US Commander Says Coalition Has Killed 8,500 ISIS Fighters U.S. Central Command's Gen. Lloyd Austin told Congress Tuesday that more than 8,500 ISIS fighters had been killed in the U.S...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
