The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases.
Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said. The attack on the Manda Bay Airfield was the al-Qaida-linked group’s first attack against U.S. forces in the East African country, and the military called the security situation “fluid” several hours after the assault.
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley's visit represents a refreshed effort to mediate the bitter diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo.
The dog, who is often termed as 'hero' had got injured by exposed live electrical cables during the raid at the hideout of Baghdadi in northwestern Syria last month. He has now returned to service. Earlier, Donald Trump had released an image of the US military dog and had appreciated it for its role in killing ISIS chief Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi.
Baghdadi's safe house in northwest Syria was stormed on Sunday by special forces along with military working dogs and chased the world's most wanted terrorist leader as he tried to flee.
Esper said, "Those who remain will continue to execute counter-terrorism operations while staying in close contact with the Syrians Democratic forces who have fought alongside us. Additionally, the United States will retain control of oil fields in northeast Syria."
Asked about President Trump saying that Baghdad was whimpering and crying before he died, General Milley said the presidential account was based on the conversation that he had with those involved in the attack.
Despite Trump's consistent call for bringing back US troops from Syria, Trump announced in his Wednesday remarks that Washington would still keep a limited military presence in parts of Syria to protect the oil fields.
The US military says it has carried out six airstrikes in the Gandarshe area of Somalia which killed a total of 62 al-Shabab extremist rebels.
"America's military superiority - the hard-power backbone of its global influence and national security - has eroded to a dangerous degree," the commission said.
The relations between Pakistan and the US nosedived this January after President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of giving nothing to Washington but "lies and deceit" and providing "safe haven" to terrorists.
Two B-1Bs and four F-35Bs from the US military, four F-15K fighter jets from South Korea flew over Korean Peninsula, according to the Pacific Command.
J.K. Rowling was having a field day on Twitter!
All 16 victims were on the Marine Corps aircraft and there were no survivors, Frank Randle told CNN.
Shivam Patel had voiced support for the Islamic State (ISIS) and had searched online for ways to join the terror group.
The US Air Force has claimed that two Chinese Air Force Su-30 fighter jets intercepted an American Air Force radiation detection plane on Wednesday over the East China Sea in an “unprofessional” manner.
The US military on Thursday dropped the "mother of all bombs" in eastern Afghanistan in close coordination with Afghan forces.
The United States on Thursday targeted Islamic State in Afghanistan and dropped the mother of all bombs on a tunnel complex in eastern part of the country.
Washington (AP): The Pentagon says one U.S. military service member was injured Friday, apparently while trying to subdue a gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris.The Pentagon says
Vienna (AP): After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal Tuesday to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from
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