Op-Ed: Will Kurdish Statehood Upend the Middle East? On Sept. 25, the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq announced that voters had backed a referendum to seek independence from...
Fallujah on Minds of Deploying Marines Mabus told Marine combat units that there's no guarantee that Helmand province won't fall back into the enemy's hands.
Obama Rejects Criticism Over Iraq Pullout The Obama administration and Republican critics rehashed the 2011 U.S. withdrawal from Iraqi and whether it was necessary.
Hagel Vows More Missions to Find American Hostages Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel condemned the execution of an American journalist by Islamic militants and vowed further...
Obama Outlines Strategy to Destroy Islamic State President Obama will send more troops to Iraq and prepare for airstrikes in Syria in a new offensive against ISIL.
Panetta Blasts White House for Pulling US Forces out of Iraq Panetta is lashing out at President Obama's inner circle for failing to secure a 2011 deal to leave U.S. troops in Iraq.
US Trainers for ISIS Fight Deploying Ahead of Congressional Approval Some of the 1,500 additional troops President Obama wants for Iraq will begin going there ahead of congressional approval of...
Pentagon Speeds Shipment of M-16s and MRAPS to Iraqi Army The U.S. has been delivering M-16 rifles and MRAPs to the Iraqi Security Forces under a rapid Foreign Military Sales program.
A-10 Makes Emergency Landing in Iraq After Engine Failure An A-10 suffered a "catastrophic" engine failure but was able to land safely at a base where Marines are training Iraqis.
Obama Orders 450 More US Troops to Iraq The U.S. is sending 450 more troops to Iraq to bring more Sunnis in Anbar province into the fight against ISIS and shape up...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...