US Talks of Action After 'Heinous' Chemical Attack in Syria An alleged chemical attack in Syria requires a response by the U.S., President Trump and Defense Secretary Mattis said...
Forgotten Lessons: The Return of Mustard Gas According to Pentagon sources, the Islamic State has been producing and stockpiling mustard gas since 2015.
Pentagon Now Expects ISIS to Use Mustard Gas in Mosul Fight ISIS is "dead set" on using chemical weapons in the defense of Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
Pentagon Casts Doubt on Mustard Gas Use against US Troops Initial information reported the shell contained sulfur-mustard blister agent, but more testing needs to be done for...
Massive US Airstrike Hits Suspected ISIS Chemical Weapons Factory The U.S. used 12 aircraft, including a B-52 bomber, to hit a suspected ISIS chemical factory near Mosul, Iraq.
US Hands Over ISIS Chemical Weapons Chief to Iraqi Government: DoD The Pentagon transferred the head of the Islamic State terror group's chemical weapons development unit to the Iraqi...
US Builds New Detention Facility in Iraq for Terror Suspects The U.S. has a new detention facility in Iraq and the first inmate was believed to be a captured ISIS chemical weapons...
US Readies Ship to Destroy Syria's Weapons The U.S. is preparing to send a specially outfitted ship to the Mediterranean to destroy Syria's stockpiles of chemical...
Report: Obama Close to Sending Arms to Syria President Obama may soon approve the shipment of weapons to opposition forces fighting Syria's al-Assad regime.
US To Arm Syrian Rebels The U.S. will provide direct "military support" to the Syrian rebels following conclusions that President Bashar al-Assad's...
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...
