Iraqi Forces Within 10 Miles of Mosul Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have advanced to within 10 miles of Mosul against increasing ISIS counterattacks.
Middle East 2017: Picking Up the Pieces One of the immediate challenges facing Trump and his national security team will be to redefine U.S. policy in the Middle...
SecNav to Award Upgraded Valor Medals to Marines, Sailor Outgoing Secretary of the Navy Mabus will present four Marines and a sailor with higher awards for their service Friday.
Dunford: All Options on Table to Ramp Up ISIS Fight Top military brass want to isolate groups in Iraq and Syria until they're weak enough that local authorities can keep them at...
Marine Task Force Quietly Sent Recon, Exploitation Units Into Iraq During the most recent deployment of the Marine Corps' Middle East crisis response task force, elements were deployed to Iraq...
The F-22 in Syria: Deconflicting, Not Dog-Fighting The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth fighter is playing a crucial yet evolving role in air operations over Syria and Iraq...
US Pulls Surveillance of ISIS Convoy After Russian Request The ISIS convoy was given safe passage over 10 days ago to travel across the Syrian desert to the Iraqi border.
US Troops in Jordan Will Train Iraqi Soldiers The 1,500 U.S. troops in Jordan have increasingly become a major factor in White House efforts to contain the regional...
90 US Special Forces Troops Arrive in Baghdad Ninety Special Operations troops have arrived in Baghdad to begin their advisory mission to the Iraqi military.
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...
![Army Col. Ryan Dillon, a U.S. coalition spokesman, said at a Sept. 7 press conference from Baghdad that the coalition was "able to exploit and take advantage" of an ISIS convoy traveling across Syria. (DoD photo)](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/people/2017/09/ryandillon090917.jpg?itok=-nuEI7JI "Army Col. Ryan Dillon, a U.S. coalition spokesman, said at a Sept. 7 press conference from Baghdad that the coalition was "able to exploit and take advantage" of an ISIS convoy traveling across Syria. (DoD photo)")
