Philippines: Militant Wanted for Beheadings, 3 Others Killed Troops backed by police were to serve a warrant for the arrest of Injam Yadah at his home, when he and his men opened fire.
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Keep Guantanamo Bay Prison Open After Afghanistan Pullout Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford and seven other Republicans sent a letter to Biden urging him to maintain the prison.
Last US Troops Will Leave Afghanistan by 20th Anniversary of 9/11, White House Says A senior administration official confirmed plans to pull all troops from Afghanistan no later than Sept. 11 -- perhaps even...
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Back Legislation to Locate GWOT Memorial on National Mall A group of post-9/11 veterans in Congress is pushing President Joe Biden to back a measure to build the planned Global War on...
US Should Have Used Fighter Jets, Bombers for More Strategic Strikes Against ISIS: Report The U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS often prioritized tactical, close-air support operations and bombing runs.
Amid Biden-Ordered Review of Afghanistan Troop Drawdown, Report Finds al-Qaida Gaining Strength A report says that al-Qaida has been gaining strength and raising money through continuing close ties to the Taliban.
US Conducts 2 New Year's Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues The two New Year's Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds, destroying two according to the initial assessment. No civilians...
AFRICOM Sends Warning to Al-Shabaab as US Troops Begin Withdrawing from Somalia "They should not test us," said Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command.
US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced The airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab explosives experts near the town of Jilib, about 207 miles southwest of Mogadishu.
Trump Orders Pentagon to Move Most US Troops Out of Somalia President Trump ordered defense officials to reposition most of the personnel and equipment out of Somalia by early 2021.
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...
