Military and Police Aid
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:36
Pending an agreement with Jordan or another nation to host the effort, the training was "likely" to go ahead as both Baghdad and Washington supported the idea, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:24
But right now, to defeat al-Qaeda, we need medium weapons, and we need intelligence cooperation. We need drones to scan the desert, and right now that’s gradually happening with America.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 12:16
U.S. Army Africa continues to support joint military operations in Central African Republic that began in mid-December. Additionally, USARAF just coordinated airlift to hundreds of French forces deployed in support of security assistance across Mali. Multiple nations joined together to ensure peace remains a reality for Mali residents.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 08:58
Numerous incidents in 2013 forced the United States to make important and divisive policy choices, from whether to cut-off assistance to one of the top recipients of U.S. aid (Egypt) to whether to arm the rebels fighting Syrian president Bashar al Assad. As we move through the first month of 2014 and start to think about what this year might bring us, we want to take a step back to highlight a few events that make it to the top of our list for 2013.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 07:58
The United States is working on providing the medium and light weapons, including another shipment of Hellfire missiles, Maliki said in an interview here in the Iraqi capital.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 10:41
Somali defense minister Abdi hakin Haji Mahamud Fiqi confirmed that American officers are caruntly serving in Mogadishu , Shabelle Radio reports.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 07:41
The United States has had a small team of military advisers in Somalia for a number of months helping bolster African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces fighting al-Shabaab militants, AFP reported.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:22
Often lost in the heated debate over aid and recent US policy is the fact that the United States has already sold or donated billions worth of equipment to the Iraqi security forces.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:17
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and has the second largest economy on the developing continent. But after years of military rule and a transition to civilian government, the nation is working hard to heal the deep wounds left by a civil war in the late 1960s.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:13
The U.S. military secretly deployed a small number of trainers and advisers to Somalia in October, the first time regular troops have been stationed in the war-ravaged country since 1993, when two helicopters were shot down and 18 Americans killed in the “Black Hawk Down” disaster.