Move comes amid vehement criticism from congressional Republicans about the White House's earlier announcement that it would exempt the pipeline's Rus
Move comes only weeks after Russian military extended one of the runways at Hmeimim airbase, adding to its military foothold in eastern Mediterranean
Central Command announces that it has completed 'between 6-12% of the entire retrograde process,' removing equivalent of more than 100 cargo planeload
Blinken will also meet with G-7 counterparts in London
Pentagon says too soon to know if the threat from Moscow's largest military buildup since it seized Crimea in 2014 is truly over
Pentagon says 'it's too soon to tell' whether Moscow's assurance can be taken at face value
US Africa Command's General Stephen Townsend tells lawmakers his greatest concern pertains to Africa's Atlantic coast
The Pentagon's assertion that Moscow is massing more forces than it did when it invaded and annexed Crimea follows EU assessment that 150,000 Russian
Two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers injured in attack north of Baghdad; no immediate claim of responsibility; US routinely blames Iran-li
The law, which applies to non-governmental political organizations and media receiving foreign funding, has been widely criticized as aiming to discre
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Residents say troops shake down cargo trucks at roadblocks, steal from vehicles, stores, and homes, residents said
Maj. Gen. William Walker says delay appeared to be the result of cumbersome troop approval process and possibly reluctance by some officials to approv
Kataeb Hezbollah and Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada, two of the Iran-backed militias based in Iraq and operating in Syria, were struck Thursday by US milita
Pentagon says strikes were retaliation for rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded US service member
Officials with the Syrian Democratic Forces warn the terror group is not finished yet,' as it positions sleeper cells to carry out new attacks
It was an apparent response to rocket attacks against US targets in Iraq
Treasury says sanctions not directed at citizens
SDF says it has captured dozens of IS members in the eastern Syrian province of Deir el-Zour
Envoy tells VOA takeover is 'illegitimate' and a 'total injustice that I can't stand'
The two women were abducted, then found decapitated near a main road in northeast Syria, local reports said
President Trump ordered the troops removed from the African country by mid-January
Ansar Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Squadron says it was behind attack Saturday that targeted Turkish military outpost in northern countryside of Idlib
Acting defense secretary Miller says troop reduction does not represent a change in US policy and is consistent with plans to reduce involvement of tr
Drawdown appears to violate last-minute congressional prohibition
The right to free speech gives no one the right to commit violence, according to a memo signed by all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
New campaign led by the Syrian Democratic Forces targets jihadist remnants in Deir al-Zour province, which borders Iraq/
The northwestern province is the last major stronghold controlled by forces opposed to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Experts say Iran broadening its presence in Iraq, Syria and beyond
The al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack
The move is designed to deter US investment firms, pension funds and others from buying and selling shares of 31 Chinese companies that were designate
Despite territorial defeat in March 2019, IS has carried out terror attacks against civilians and military forces in eastern Syria
60 US surveillance planes flew just off China's coastline in September, a Chinese think tank says
'Both (Trump and Biden)supported us, so Ukraine shouldn't lose out either way' one Ukrainian who is following US election developments told VOA
More than 600 Syrian nationals who sided with IS have already been released by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, with US officials saying it wil
The visit would be seen as a boost by the isolated government of President Bashar al-Assad, which faces US and European sanctions for its role in the
Officials say the cyber campaign represented the most disruptive and destructive series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group'
In an agreement with the Taliban, the United States had promised to pull out all of its troops by mid-2021
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said the U.S. Army-led Rapid Trident exercises, taking place near Yavoriv in western Ukraine, would involve about 4,000 servi
The local population in northeast Syria rejected attempts by Russian forces to expand their military presence in that part of the war-torn country
Moscow says US was informed about the movements of Russian forces before the incident took place
National Security Council spokesman blames Russian military for 'unsafe and unprofessional actions' that breached deconfliction protocols between two
One official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the injuries were a result of a collision and not any exchange of fire
Incident kills one Syrian soldier and wounds two others, according to the Syrian state news agency, SANA
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces accuse IS sleeper cells and Syrian government proxies of carrying out the attacks to cause instability in the
Esper announces drawdown plan in Fox interview
An American company has reportedly reached a deal with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria to develop and export crude oil
State Department report says goal of campaign is undermining democratic values, weakening international credibility of US, allies
Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said the two countries will build ties across a slew of defense areas including hypersonic, electronic and
In remarks Tuesday, Esper also called out an uptick in Chinese bad behavior,' while signaling a visit to Beijing later this year
SDF forces have launched a second phase of their campaign to hunt down remnants of the IS terror group in eastern Syria
US Treasury Department imposed far-reaching sanctions on businesses tied to Yevgeniy Prigozhin
Experts say new US sanctions enacted last month leave Lebanese parties less willing to back Hezbollah's outreach to Assad
Increase in coronavirus cases among US troops also prompts worries among locals
President says it was 'very appropriate thing' to do while at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
President says he'll wear mask during visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
According to US prosecutors, Yevgeny Nikulin in 2012 stole the usernames and passwords of tens of millions of social media users to access their accou
Bring your troops here,' the Latvian defense minister says, as another US ally steps forward, willing to host forces getting ready to leave Germany
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