Julian E. Barnes
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 07:28
European foreign ministers said Monday they were considering a new mission to help train Tunisian security forces on tactics to better control their borders and secure key tourist sites.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:28
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are making plans to expand the training of Ukrainian military forces at a training base in the western part of the country, officials said Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 07:06
The U.S. sent a Navy destroyer to the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian patrol boats seized a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship amid signs Tehran is stepping up harassment of commercial traffic in the gateway to the Persian Gulf, American officials said.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:01
The U.S. has started providing Iraq with aerial intelligence in the stalled battle to oust Islamic State from Tikrit, drawing the American military into closer coordination with Iranian-backed militias spearheading the offensive.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 06:37
Moderate Syrian rebels will need some degree of U.S. support and protection after they have been trained, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday, but added that the “scope and scale” of the protection is still being debated.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 07:28
Members of Congress are pushing the Obama administration to embrace a plan to lend older-model, surplus drones to Jordan for the fight against the Islamic State extremist group. In a Republican-led letter to the White House, 23 House members said Monday that Jordan should be allowed to borrow U.S. Air Force-owned MQ-1 Predator drones.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 06:36
Jordan is considering airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq, officials in the U.S.-led coalition fighting the jihadists said Wednesday, a day after the extremist group released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned to death.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 06:41
The U.S. and Iraq have begun preparations for an assault by summer to retake Mosul, selecting and training military units and cutting supply lines to Islamic State militants who control Iraq’s second-largest city, the top American commander in the Middle East said.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:03
President Ashraf Ghani is pushing the U.S. to slow its drawdown of forces in the next two years, an effort that threatens to put the Obama administration in a bind as it seeks to end large-scale military involvement in Afghanistan.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:41
President Barack Obama is exploring ways to clarify his Syria policy, senior administration officials said, including how to reconcile his opposition to both the Assad regime and the Sunni militants that are its chief foe.