U.S.: Mosul Push ‘Decisive Moment’ in Anti-Islamic State Campaign
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Sunday that operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group were key to defeating the jihadist group.
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Kerry Hopes To Work With Russia On Syria, UN Aims To Restart Talks
The United States said on Tuesday it hoped to announce in early August details of planned military cooperation and intelligence sharing with Russia on Syria, and a United Nations envoy said he would also aim to resume peace talks next month.
Leading Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim Cleric Tells Followers to Target U.S. Troops
On Sunday, the influential Shi’ite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his followers to target U.S. troops that are being dispatched to Iraq to fight against the Islamic State.
Pentagon Chief Announces Transgender People Can Openly Serve in Military
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Defense Ash Carter officially announced that transgender individuals can now openly serve in the U.S. military.
Turkish President Blasts U.S. Special Forces for Wearing Syrian Kurdish Insignia
Photos of U.S. special forces wearing the insignia of the Syrian Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) drew ire from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has repeatedly accused the militia of being linked to the terrorist group known as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Pentagon Will Request $7.5 Billion to Fight Islamic State in 2017
The Pentagon will request $7.5 billion to fund America’s war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in 2017, marking a 50 percent increase in spending on the conflict this year, revealed Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
Def. Sec: ‘Very Angry’ at How Iran Treated Our Sailors — Americans ‘Would Not Have Done That’
Thursday at the Defense Department briefing, while discussing the Jan. 12 incident in which Iran arrested 10 American sailors at gunpoint and showed them on Iranian TV, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the way the Iranians handled the sailors was
U.S. Military Declares 12 Missing Marines Dead
The 12 Marines who went missing after their two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters apparently crashed off the coast of Hawaii during a nighttime training mission last Thursday evening have officially been declared dead.
U.S. Military Gets Green Light to Target Islamic State in Afghanistan
The White House has granted the Pentagon legal authority to take offensive action against the Islamic State (ISIS/IS) branch in Afghanistan called Khorasan Province (ISIL-K), reports The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing unnamed senior Obama administration officials.
Report: Retired Gen. David Petraeus May Be Demoted by Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is considering reprimanding misbehaving generals, including retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, perhaps the most revered commander of his generation for his roles in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, The Daily Beast exclusively reports.
Report: U.S. Notified Iran of Rescue Effort, but Sailors Detained Anyway
The U.S. Navy alerted Iran that it was deploying one of its vessels as part of a search and rescue effort for 10 sailors who were off course and allegedly inside Iranian waters, CNN learned from an unnamed U.S. defense
Pentagon: U.S. in Afghanistan in ‘Combat Situation,’ Not Combat Mission
Some U.S. Special Operations forces on the ground in Afghanistan found themselves in a “combat situation” a little over a year after President Obama declared their combat mission over, according to the Pentagon.
As Taliban Surges, Pentagon Insists It’s ‘On Right Course’ in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter “is confident” that President Obama’s Afghanistan plan “is on the right course,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook recently told reporters.
Unprecedented: Pentagon to Award Military Drone Pilots
The contributions and meritorious service of drone pilots who have been providing direct support for years to troops in and outside the combat zone are to be officially recognized by new awards the Pentagon is expected to create as part of a broad review of the medal award process conducted by the military services, defense officials revealed Wednesday.
Obama Administration Scraps Failed Pentagon Program to Train and Equip Syrian Rebels
The Obama administration has ended the Pentagon’s failed $500 million program to train and equip so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), reports The New York Times (NYT).
Pentagon Asks Armed Citizens to Stop Guarding Recruiting Centers
On Friday, the Pentagon asked that armed citizens stop showing up at recruiting centers to stand guard for the unarmed military personnel inside.
Iran Foreign Minister Angrily Responds to Ashton Carter, Declaring Military Option Still on Table
Iranian regime Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Tuesday that he was upset by comments made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who declared before his trip to Israel that the recently agreed-upon Iran nuclear deal “does nothing to prevent the military option” against Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
