Dan Lamothe
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 06:26
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Tuesday that the number of U.S. troops deployed to Iraq will likely increase, citing the recent success in taking the city of Ramadi back from the Islamic State and a need to train more Iraqi military and police units as the campaign against the militants expands.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 06:56
New statistics released by the Air Force suggest the air war against the Islamic State militant group is expanding — perhaps even more so than most observers realize.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:33
Marines are regularly flying over both Iraq and Syria to provide an airborne force capable of responding quickly if a coalition aircraft goes down and a pilot or air crew needs rescuing, said the commanding officer of a unit that returned from Iraq this fall.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 06:09
Syrian rebels trained by U.S. military said they turned over equipment and vehicles to militants linked with al-Qaeda to ensure safe passage through a dangerous area and were threatened with an ambush if they did not do so, according to the U.S. military.
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 06:15
Four American and two international peacekeepers were wounded Thursday in two bomb blasts on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, and required medical evacuation, U.S. defense officials said.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:43
The scope of the war against the Islamic State is expanding. As outlined by the Washington Post on Sunday night, Turkey and the United States have reached an agreement that calls for a de facto “safe zone” along the Turkey-Syria border after militants are driven out of 40-mile wide, 68-mile-long area west of the Euphrates River.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 05:52
The U.S. military failed to stop construction on a $14.7 million warehouse facility in southern Afghanistan, despite delays in the project that made it clear it likely would barely be used by coalition forces.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 06:27
The French military has taken a leading role in the fight against militants in Africa, and will be aided soon by more intelligence sharing with the United States, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Monday.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 06:40
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who slipped away from his patrol base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held in captivity for five years, has been charged with desertion and misbehaving before the enemy, Army officials said Wednesday, setting the stage for emotionally charged court proceedings in coming months.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 07:17
The report, “Rethinking the U.S. Approach to Boko Haram,” was released by CNA Corp., a Washington-area think tank, on Tuesday. It was requested by U.S. Naval Forces Africa as it developed a supporting plan to U.S. Africa Command’s regional vision for the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa, CNA officials said.