Military Operations
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 07:29
The U.S. Defense Department cautions against using 'body counts' as a metric of success in its campaign against the Islamic State. But it continues to advertise them anyway.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:36
Western airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are likely to fuel conflicts in Africa, a conflict research seminar was told in Pretoria on Thursday.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:45
U.S. troops deployed to Cameroon will operate a small fleet of unarmed Predator drones that will conduct surveillance across the region, according to the Defense Department.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:46
An African Union Standby Force (ASF) that would intervene to restore peace and security in member states will soon go operational.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:02
The Iraqi army and volunteer militia fighters, who are mostly Shi'ite, launched an assault on Wednesday to retake the city of Baiji in northern Iraq from Islamic State militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 07:57
Agenda
To receive testimony on the situation in Afghanistan.
*There is a possibility of a CLOSED session in Room SVC-217, the Office of Senate Security in the Capitol Visitor Center, immediately following the OPEN session.
Member Statements
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 05:59
The engagement of the United States, Japan, and South Korea, both with each other and with African partners, has resulted in some interesting security developments that has gone largely unnoticed by observers.
U.S.-Trained Division 30 Rebels 'Betray U.S. and Hand Weapons Over to al-Qaeda's Affiliate in Syria'
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 07:25
Pentagon-trained rebels in Syria are reported to have betrayed their American backers and handed their weapons over to al-Qaeda in Syria immediately after re-entering the country.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 06:07
The Egyptian military’s mass home demolitions and forced eviction of about 3,200 families in the Sinai Peninsula over the past two years violated international law, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:34
Egyptian security forces killed 55 militants in Sinai on the ninth day of an operation against Islamists in the area, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.