Missy Ryan
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 06:10
The Obama administration plans to keep hundreds of extra troops in Afghanistan on a temporary basis next year, above the force of 9,800 that President Obama had previously announced for 2015, in another sign of the challenges the United States faces as it extricates itself from a 13-year war.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 06:41
The U.S. military will subject Syrian rebels taking part in a new training program to psychological evaluations, biometrics checks and stress tests under a screening plan that goes well beyond the steps the United States normally takes to vet foreign soldiers, a sign of the risks the Obama administration faces as it expands support for armed groups in Syria.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 06:36
After learning hard lessons rebuilding foreign militaries over the past dozen years, the U.S. military is shifting its strategy against the Islamic State, choosing to train a smaller number of Iraqi soldiers rather than trying to stand up an entire army anew.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 06:30
The United States will remain in an armed conflict in Afghanistan — essentially at war — after the end of this year under rules for combat operations the Pentagon requested, and President Obama approved, early this month.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 07:14
The United States is planning to base about 1,000 security personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul after the formal end of the military mission in Afghanistan and may retain the ability to use attack planes to support local forces until then, according to the top American commander in the country.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:22
Kurdish leaders in Iraq have quietly expanded a request to Washington for sophisticated arms and protective equipment to battle the Islamic State, but American officials have so far rebuffed the appeals out of concerns about defying the Iraqi government, according to Kurdish officials.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:48
Afghan forces are dying at an unsustainable rate on the battlefield, a senior U.S. commander said Wednesday , in a troubling sign ahead of the departure of most U.S. and NATO troops by the end of this year.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 07:17
Afghan forces are dying at an unsustainable rate on the battlefield, a senior U.S. commander said Wednesday , in a troubling sign ahead of the departure of most U.S. and NATO troops by the end of this year.
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 07:20
When radical Islamic forces threatening to dismember Iraq unexpectedly captured several towns from the Peshmerga Kurdish fighters last weekend, the Kurds' public relations machine quickly seized on the setback to boost their case in Washington.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 08:26
I think that that relationship will be affected by their actions and whether they make progress on their political transition," said General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.