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.
Pentagon Names Airstrikes Against ISIS 'Operation Inherent Resolve' The name will be retroactive to actions against ISIS extremists in the region going back to Aug. 8, when airstrikes began.
US Raid Uncovers Trove of Intelligence on How ISIS Operates A raid last month by American commandos on the home of an ISIS leader in Syria turned up a trove of valuable information.
UK Drone Strike in Syria Kills 3 ISIS Fighters, Including 2 Britons A British drone strike killed three ISIS fighters, including two Britons, in Syria last month, British Prime Minister David...
Carter Says Russian Airstrikes in Syria Didn't Target ISIS The first Russian airstrikes in Syria didn't hit ISIS targets, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday.
Lawmakers Scold Defense Secretary for Communication Failures Senators scolded Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Tuesday for dodging questions on a range of issues at a Committee hearing.
Special Operations Teams to Iraq, Syria Puts More Boots on the Ground The deployment of Special Operations teams to Iraq will put more U.S. troops in combat despite President Obama's ban on...
Pentagon: Russian Warplanes Continue Bombing in Syria Russian aircraft continued bombing in Syria following Putin's announcement that partial withdrawal had begun, DoD officials...
Pentagon Officials Defend Plan to Send More Special Forces to Syria U.S. Defense Department officials on Thursday defended their plan to send 250 additional Special Forces soldiers into Syria.
US to Coordinate with French on Response to Nice Attacks The U.S. and France will coordinate a response to Nice expected to involve increased French support for the anti-ISIS...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
