Military Operations
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 07:33
The United States welcomes the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of the start of military operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group that has inflicted immeasurable suffering on the civilian population of eastern DRC and Rwanda for over 20 years.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 08:08
France has played a pivotal — and at times unilateral — role in tackling extremism and civil unrest throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The country actually has one of the most forward-deployed militaries in the world.
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.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 07:10
Special Operations liaison officers, or SOLOs, are now embedded in 14 key U.S. embassies to assist in advising the special forces of various allied nations. Already operating in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, France, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Poland, Peru, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, the SOLO program is poised, according to Votel, to expand to 40 countries by 2019.
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 06:43
This week, Pentagon officials began calling up retired generals to let them know that their home addresses, private e-mails and other personal information had appeared in a document that was publicized globally by a group claiming to support Islamic State.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 07:31
ISIS continues to gain substantial ground in Syria, despite nearly 800 airstrikes in the American-led campaign to break its grip there.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 07:07
France's president says the country will withdraw 1,200 troops from the Central African Republic by autumn now that U.N. peacekeepers are deployed.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 06:59
President Barack Obama told congressional leaders he will propose terms for a measure authorizing U.S. military force against Islamic State, two top Republicans said following a White House meeting today.
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 07:21
The Ghana Air Force has deployed one of its two C295 transport aircraft to Mali to support the United Nations-led MINUSMA mission there, as it continues to operate its transport aircraft on behalf of the United Nations.
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 06:38
A U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed at least 50 Syrian civilians late last month when it targeted a headquarters of Islamic State extremists in northern Syria, according to an eyewitness and a Syrian opposition human rights organization.