US Military Operations Across the Sahel Are at Risk After Niger Ends Cooperation Until recently, the U.S. and France had more than 2,500 military personnel in the region.
On the Hunt for al-Qaida in East Africa with the US Military's Most Secretive Unit An excerpt from "The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives" by Adam Gamal...
Gunmen Kidnap 300 Students in Northwest Nigeria. Two Days Later, Some Have Lost Hope of Finding Them The kidnappings are a stark reminder of the security crisis plaguing Africa’s most populous country.
A Paramilitary Group at War With Sudan’s Military Endorses a Cease-Fire During Holy Fasting Month The 15-member Security Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the British-drafted cease-fire resolution, with 14 countries...
Blinken Pitches the US as an Alternative to Russia's Wagner in Africa's Troubled Sahel Blinken, who is visiting Nigeria as part of an Africa tour to strengthen bilateral relations, said the U.S. will continue to...
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.
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...