Latest Baghdadi Message Shows ISIS Losing: US Military Baghdadi put out his message in an effort to boost the morale of militants who realize they're on the losing side, the U.S...
'Intense' US Bombing in Mosul Meant Strike Every 8 Minutes The sheer volume of strikes sets the operation apart from others in the campaign against militants affiliated with ISIS.
US Access to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base Assured, For Now Turkey assured the U.S. of continued support for the anti-ISIS campaign and access to the Incirlik air base.
US Airstrikes May Have Killed 64 Civilians in Iraq, Syria: Centcom U.S. airstrikes may have killed 64 civilians and injured eight more in Iraq and Syria during the past year, officials said.
US Ground Troops Now Likely Inside Mosul U.S. troops serving as advisors were with elite Iraqi units taking the lead in pressing the advance inside Mosul.
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...
1st US Service Member Killed Fighting ISIS in Syria The first U.S. service member was killed in fighting against the Islamic State in Syria.
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Bomb Technicians Face Higher Risk in Iraq, Syria: Commander The two bomb disposal experts recently killed in Syria and Iraq were likely at higher risk than other U.S. troops in the...
US Warplanes Disable Four of Five Bridges in Mosul Four of the five bridges over the Tigris in Mosul have been taken out to isolate ISIS fighters in the eastern sector of the...
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...