US Weighing Options in Africa After Niger Junta Orders Departure from Key Counterterrorism Base The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for...
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...
Picture of Special Forces Soldier Wearing Nazi Patch Triggers Army Investigation The Army is investigating a National Guard social media account posting that contained an image of a soldier wearing a patch...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
Commander of Air Mobility Squadron in the United Kingdom Quietly Fired by Air Force Maj. Ligel Brown was relieved of command Jan. 25, but the leadership change was not publicized in a press release or...
250,000 Veterans Agree to $6 Billion Settlement with 3M over Earplugs Alleged to Cause Hearing Loss The cases revolved around 3M's Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, that were issued to troops between 2003 and 2015.