U.S. Army personnel cuts have led to job losses this summer for 1,188 captains and 550 majors who were hoping to make a career of their military service. The Army has been reducing the size of its force, as required
Kurdish forces choked off a road used by Islamic State jihadists to resupply their forces in the Syrian border town of Kobani, marking the first gain against the militants there in weeks. Reuters reports that with the help of the
The United States has revised the number of troops it will send to West Africa from about 4,000 to an estimated 3,000, according to the commander of the Ebola mission. Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of the storied 101st Airborne
Washington, D.C. — The highest-ranking U.S. military official suggested to a House panel on Thursday that the United States prematurely withdrew its military from Iraq at the end of 2011, leaving behind a country that was a “work in progress.”
(Washington, D.C.) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a House panel that the U.S. military is considering having American ground forces accompany their counterparts in Iraq on complex operations. “There are some places along the path
Zbigniew Brzezinski who served as national security adviser to President Carter proposes “enhanced cooperation” between the U.S. and China focused on “global stability” and formalized into a “Pacific Charter.” Meanwhile, the Chinese government has been intensifying anti-American rhetoric. Furthermore, Brzezinski’s
Russia reached a deal on Tuesday to construct up to eight nuclear power reactors in Iran, expanding the nuclear partnership between the two countries. Two reactors are to be built first, possibly followed by an additional six, according to various
(Washington, D.C.) — American and Turkish authorities will investigate the attack on three United States sailors in Istanbul, allegedly by Turkish nationalists, a Pentagon spokesman asserted. Army Col. Steve Warren, the spokesman, told Pentagon reporters that the Department of Defense
At least 20,040 American soldiers had been wounded in the 13-year-old Afghanistan war theater as of November 10, according to a Pentagon tally. As the U.S. military winds down its presence and combat role in Afghanistan, the number of American
Former Navy Seal Robert O’Neill who says he fired the fatal shot that took down Osama bin Laden, in an audio interview aired on CNN, says it does not matter anymore if he is the shooter. “The most important thing
President Obama on Sunday said the deployment of 1,500 additional American soldiers to Iraq signals a “new phase” in the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State jihadists, one that will help Iraqi forces go on the offensive. On Nov. 7, Pentagon
A former member of the Islamic State told Newsweek that Turkey cooperates with the brutal Islamic State in Syria. The former Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) communications technician, now using the pseudonym “Sherko Omer,” said the Turkish army allows foreign fighters
As of the end of August, there was no communication between the White House and the Pentagon concerning a strategy to fight the Islamic State, the Department of Defense (DoD) said in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The birthplace of the Islamic State (ISIS) has been traced to Camp Bucca, a detention center that was operated by the United States military during the Iraq war. According to The Washington Post, many ISIS leaders, including Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, “were
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), in a report to Congress, accused Pakistan of using militants as “proxy forces” in Afghanistan and India and acting as a sanctuary for terrorists. Pakistan denies the accusations, calling them “unsubstantiated allegations” and “unwarranted
Australia is contracting a private medical firm to operate and staff an Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced. Various news outlets reported that on Nov. 5 Abbott said Australia would contribute $17 million to fund
Syrian rebels who had been trained and armed by the United States defected to the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria over the weekend and surrendered their weapons, according to various reports. The moderate Syrian rebels who were stormed by the al-Qaeda
Turkey has angered its military by allowing a group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces to enter the besieged border town of Kobani in Syria, through Turkish territory, and join other Kurds already battling Islamic State jihadists, Al-Monitor reported. Kobani
The United States military has decided to add Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system to its arsenal, according to the Israel Defense. Impressed by the system’s performance of a reported 90 percent hit rate in defending Israelis against Hamas’ rockets during Operation
Insurgency supporters in Afghanistan continue to receive American, taxpayer-funded contracts and the U.S. Army refuses to do anything about it, according to a government watchdog report sent to Congress. “This quarter, I must once again reiterate my concerns about the
A female blogger reported killed by drug cartel henchmen may have been murdered for using Twitter to decry cartel activity in the Mexican city of Reynosa, located directly across the southwest border from McAllen, Texas. Dr. Maria del Rosario Fuentes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused international and local media outlets of waging a “psychological war” against Turkey. “Each day, some international newspapers come up and conduct a perception operation,” said Erdogan during a Nov. 3 speech at Istanbul’s Bezmialem
(Washington, D.C.)–U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Chuck Hagel said he ordered the implementation of a policy requiring “all” troops to “undergo a 21-day controlled monitoring regimen” upon returning from the Ebola mission in West Africa. “Throughout these deployments DoD
Senior U.S. intelligence and Defense officials told Fox News that to up to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees may have returned to the battlefield, surmising that they have formed an alliance with Islamic State and other jihadist organizations including Al
Islamic State and al-Nusra Front jihadists were on the brink of capturing Syria’s second city as hundreds of militants assailed the newly appointed governor’s office in Idlib, the provincial capital, according to a news report. On Oct. 27, International Business
