Raqqa Offensive Should Wait for Fall of Mosul: Turkey Turkey voiced more objections Monday to the U.S. plan for a Raqqa offensive in concert with the advance on Mosul.
Latest Baghdadi Message Shows ISIS Losing: US Military Baghdadi put out his message in an effort to boost the morale of militants who realize they're on the losing side, the U.S...
'Intense' US Bombing in Mosul Meant Strike Every 8 Minutes The sheer volume of strikes sets the operation apart from others in the campaign against militants affiliated with ISIS.
US Access to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base Assured, For Now Turkey assured the U.S. of continued support for the anti-ISIS campaign and access to the Incirlik air base.
McCain Doesn't Care What Trump Wants: No Waterboarding McCain said waterboarding doesn't work and is banned under U.S. law and the Geneva Convention.
1st US Service Member Killed Fighting ISIS in Syria The first U.S. service member was killed in fighting against the Islamic State in Syria.
Despite Reputation, Mattis Tries to Avoid Fights: Neller The brawler reputation of retired Gen. James Mattis has been blown out of proportion, according to the Marine Corps...
Putin Vows Payback for Assassination of Russian Ambassador in Turkey Putin pledged to strengthen Russia's role in Syria's civil war in response to the assassination of Russia's ambassador to...
Marines Rescued Injured Operator from Libya in Emergency Mission The Marine Corps' Africa crisis response task force was called upon to evacuate an injured special operations troop from...
Attorney General Nominee Says Waterboarding is Illegal Sessions also said there was a misunderstanding by many that the military used waterboarding under the Bush administration.
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...