Kristina Wong
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 06:26
Military commanders in Iraq are drafting plans for U.S. troops to accompany Iraqi brigades as they move to retake Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to two U.S. defense officials.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:41
The top U.S. general in the Middle East said the Obama administration should review its plan to reduce its forces in Afghanistan from 9,800 troops to 5,500 by the end of the year.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:12
The U.S. military has requested permission from the administration to restart a halted program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, the top commander in the Middle East said Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 06:35
The Pentagon is reassessing the number of U.S. troops it will leave in Afghanistan at the end of the year, based on the needs of local forces, the nation's top military officer said Monday.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:28
The U.S. has lost ground in the fight against Islamic extremism, the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said in a recent interview.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 06:22
The Obama administration is allowing moderate Syrian rebels, which the U.S. spent hundreds of millions training and equipping, to be slowly destroyed, experts warn.
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 06:29
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has lost about 40 percent of the territory it once held in Iraq, but only about "five percent" of the territory it once held in Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Steve Warren said Friday.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 06:37
The U.S. strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is completely overlooking al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, and may be strengthening the affiliate, according to a new report.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 07:04
Afghan National Security Forces had "mixed results" in their first year fighting the Taliban on their own, a U.S. brigadier general said Tuesday.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 06:45
Marine Gen. John Kelly, a four-star general who served three Iraq War tours, said Friday he believes U.S. troops should be allowed to advise Iraqi forces in the field as they fight the Islamic State.