US Trains West African Militaries as Jihadi Threat Spreads As extremist violence in West Africa’s Sahel region spreads south toward coastal states, the United States military has...
Sudan Military Finishes Review of Russian Red Sea Base Deal The agreement allows Russia to set up a naval base with up to 300 Russian troops, and to simultaneously keep up to four navy...
Sub-Saharan Africa Is 'New Epicenter' of Extremism, UN Says A new report by the U.N.’s international development agency says that sub-Saharan Africa is the new global epicenter of...
Experts Seek Investigation of Wagner Group, Mali Forces Diplomats, analysts and human rights groups say indiscriminate violence against civilians has grown since the mercenaries...
US Military Kills Senior Islamic State Official in Somalia The operation targeted Bilal al-Sudani, a key financial facilitator for the global terrorist organization.
Russia, China to Hold Naval Drills Off South Africa Russia and China will conduct naval drills in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa next month.
How New Jersey Guardsmen Thwarted One of the Largest Somali Terror Attacks in Decades It was fall 2019, and there was a near certainty that the American-run Baledogle Military Airfield in the middle of Somalia...
Biden Aims to Narrow Trust Gap With US-Africa Leaders Summit White House officials said that “major deliverables and initiatives” will be peppered throughout the meetings.
Lawmakers Demand Answers on US Involvement in Deadly 2017 Nigerian Airstrike A group of House Democrats wants answers following reports that the U.S. military may have helped Nigerian forces with a 2017...
An American Nun Held Hostage in West Africa Since April Has Been Rescued Suellen Tennyson, an 83-year-old nun from Louisiana, was captured by "armed gunmen" on April 4 in Yalgo, Burkina Faso...
Here Are the Air Force's New Uniform Rules The new regulations change a variety of rules ranging from saluting decorum and patches on certain uniforms to allowing...
Army Identifies Command Sergeant Major Who Was Killed Alongside 3 Children The Army has identified Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Evans as one of four victims killed in a shooting at another sergeant major...
The Tragic, Conflicting and Now Politicized Tale of a US Sailor Sitting in a Japanese Prison Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is far from the only American military employee to face a Japanese legal system that places a high...
VA Secretary Swats Down Idea to Cut VA Disability Pay for Wealthier Vets The concept was floated as an idea by the Congressional Budget Office but was not a formal recommendation.
Person Shot After Driving Through Fort Riley Gate Fort Riley Military Police received a call at 6:50 a.m. about an incident at Trooper Gate, the southwestern entrance through...