Pentagon: Over 20 U.S. Personnel Injured in Iran-Backed Militia Attacks in Iraq and Syria
CENTCOM reports two dozen U.S. personnel were injured during drone attacks by Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria last week.
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Pentagon Confirms Afghanistan Bombings Killed at Least 12 U.S. Service Members
Pentagon officials confirmed the deaths of at least 12 U.S. service members in suicide bombings outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
Pentagon: Islamic States Kills 4 U.S. Troops, Wounds 2 in Niger
Suspected Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists have reportedly carried out a sort of drive-by shooting assault early this month in Niger, killing four American troops and injuring two others in an attack that marks the first American combat casualties in the country, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
Left Attacks Grieving Widow of Navy SEAL Following Trump’s Tribute
Following Donald Trump’s speech to congress, where he paid tribute to the memory of Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens in front of his widow Carryn, leftists have attacked the president and the grieving woman, with many describing the moment as “gross [and] shameful.”
Taliban Kills Two U.S. Soldiers, Bringing U.S. Afghan War Fatalities to 2,244
Taliban terrorists have killed two American soldiers and wounded two others in northern Afghanistan’s restive Kunduz province, bringing the total number of U.S. military fatalities in the ongoing 15-year-old-plus war in the country to 2,244.
One Killed, 6 Wounded as U.S Boosts Presence in Afghanistan
One American service member was killed and another injured in southern Afghanistan’s Taliban stronghold of Helmand province a day after the U.S. military announced it was deploying nearly 100 troops to the same region in response to recent “tactical victories” by the jihadist group.
Afghanistan Mentioned Once in SOTU as Taliban Controls More Territory Since 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama, in his final State of the Union (SOTU) address delivered Tuesday, only mentioned Afghanistan, home to America’s longest war, once, without highlighting that a resilient Taliban has managed to gain control of more territory than
Report: Afghan Security Cleared Taliban Suicide Bomber Who Killed Six U.S. Troops
The Taliban member who rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol near Bagram Air Base in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing six U.S. troops, passed through Afghan security before carrying out the suicide bomb attack, CNN reports.
