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The U.S. military on Sunday launched deadly airstrikes against al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria, marking the first time in two years that American troops have targeted members affiliated with the international terrorist organization, which now controls more territory than any other jihadi group in the war-ravaged country.

A narrow plurality of Democrats favor allowing men who say they are transgender to enter women’s sports, but the change is opposed two-to-one by adults, independents, parents, and middle-class voters, says a poll by Rasmussen Reports.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday the prospect of war with the U.S. doesn’t faze it, and claimed American military might is static — the latest tough talk from Tehran amid heightened Middle East tensions and ongoing disputes with Washington.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro may flee Venezuela through an underground tunnel network in the event of a U.S. invasion of the crisis-stricken country, a former National Guard official has revealed.

While President Trump’s relationship with Western European leaders has been fraught, that has not been the case with Japan.

U.S. officials considered a naval blockade against Venezuela during a meeting this month in Washington, according to a report from the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia on Wednesday.

U.S. military forces in Africa are reportedly behind 36 offensives in various countries ranging from counterterrorism to psychological operations that are, or until recently, were, ongoing against jihadi groups.

The Air Force said on Monday that it has not yet finalized a list of potential bases where Space Command will be located.

The Navy is planning a massive expansion of its warship fleet, announcing recently that it would add 30 heavily armed destroyers to its lineup of warships.

Russia is intensifying its military presence and influence in Africa by “increasing arms sales, security agreements, and training programs for unstable countries or autocratic leaders,” a move that is causing concern in the West, the New York Times confirms.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, chided Democrats and some Republicans for putting trans rights above troop safety.

Democrats are displaying the transgender flag outside of their Capitol Hill offices to support transgenders serving in the U.S. military.

The U.S. military successfully tested the interception of an inter-continental ballistic missile on Monday, in a first-of-its-kind test of the nation’s missile defense program.

Two American service members were killed while on a NATO mission in Afghanistan as the U.S. continues to negotiate a peace treaty with the Taliban.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland was at an event in Washington this week to discuss his experience training Iraqi and Syrian militaries. But he ended up delivering a warning for the U.S. military: “Identity politics is a cancer.”

The Islamic State (ISIS) has mocked claims by U.S. military officials that the organization is on the brink of total collapse, while also calling on its followers to act in retaliation for the massacre at a mosque in New Zealand that took place last weekend.

The ongoing deteriorating security conditions on the ground in Afghanistan do not warrant the proposed withdrawal of American troops,  the top commander charged with overseeing U.S. military activity in South Asia declared on Thursday.

Peter Zhu’s mother and father succeeded in a last-minute effort to preserve what they said is “some piece of our child that might live on.”

A Pentagon official championed President Donald Trump’s requirement that the sex of transgender soldiers be decided by their biology, not by their claimed “gender identity.”

Kremlin officials confirmed reports on Wednesday that cyberattacks against Russian entities were being launched from U.S. territory, but refused to comment on whether the U.S. military was behind the attacks.

Trump said he was “thrilled” by the idea, pointing to Space as the battleground of the future.

U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian forces said Saturday they have launched a final push to defeat the Islamic State group in the last tiny pocket the extremists hold in eastern Syria.

Zhao Qianli, 21, was sentenced on Tuesday to a year in federal prison for taking photographs of sensitive parts of the Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida. He was an exchange student from the North University of China studying in the U.S. at the time of his arrest.

Between 300 and 550 Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadis remain active in the Philippines, a testament to the lingering threat posed by the jihadi group despite efforts by U.S.-backed local forces.

President Donald Trump said during a Sunday morning interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ Face the Nation that sending U.S. troops to Venezuela remains an “option.” He also revealed he has refused a request for a meeting from dictator Nicolas Maduro, who is no longer recognized as the legitimate president of Venezuela by the United States and many other nations.

President Trump can build a border wall using the United States military to stop mass illegal immigration and drug trafficking without funding approval from Congress and without having to declare a national emergency. 

The Washington Post has walked back claims about the military record of Nathan Phillips, the Native American activist at the center of a national controversy captured on video at Friday’s Woman’s March in Washington, D.C.

The government of the central African nation of Gabon claimed the situation is “under control” after a military coup early on Monday left two of the plotters dead.

Trump on Sunday confirmed that the U.S. military killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda operative involved in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.

A poll of United States service members and veterans finds that only 39 percent approve of transgender individuals serving in the military.

The vast majority of U.S. service members and veterans believe the American “occupation” of Iraq and Afghanistan has lasted long enough, but they still support the ongoing war on terror raging since October 2001, according to the results of a survey published this month.

A new poll shows that a majority of veterans — both current and former service members — said they approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing and approve of his handling of border security and terrorism.

Actor Milo Ventimiglia spent the holidays overseas with the troops this year, flying along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as part of the 15th annual USO holiday tour.

An illegal alien has been accused by Arizona police of starting a fire on top of the roof of a hangar at a United States military base.

The Trump administration is “actively considering plans” for a significant drawdown of American troops in Afghanistan that could begin as soon as several weeks from now, according to a report.

A Rasmussen Reports nationwide poll shows that one in three Republicans would be willing to pitch in to pay for a wall on the U.S. southern border with Mexico if Congress fails to give President Donald Trump the $5 billion he has asked Congress to approve for it.