Craig Whitlock
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, September 30, 2015 - 06:19
As their mission stretches into a fifth year, U.S. troops have turned to some unsavory partners to help find Kony’s trail. Working from a new bush camp in the Central African Republic, U.S. forces have begun working closely with Muslim rebels — known as Seleka — who toppled the central government two years ago and triggered a still-raging sectarian war with a campaign of mass rapes and executions.
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 06:18
A key Army commander in the U.S. war against the Islamic State has been reprimanded by the Pentagon for steering a defense contract to a firm run by two of his former classmates at West Point, becoming the latest high-ranking officer to land in trouble for personal misconduct.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 08:36
U.S. officials may have at least indirectly helped to protect the president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, who has drawn international condemnation for his dismal human rights record.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 07:00
The skies above the U.S. military’s counterterrorism hub on the Horn of Africa have become chronically dangerous, with pilots forced to rely on local air-traffic controllers who fall asleep on the job, commit errors at astronomical rates and are hostile to Americans, documents show.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 06:54
The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen, amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of being seized by Iranian-backed rebels or al-Qaeda, according to U.S. officials.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 07:21
A drone strike killed a leader of the militant group al-Shabab in southern Somalia on Saturday, according to U.S. officials, in the latest sign of how U.S. military operations in the country are gradually escalating.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:42
An African warlord with a $5 million bounty on his head unexpectedly fell into the lap of U.S. troops last week, presenting the Pentagon with a military victory but also a legal conundrum: what to do with the newfound prisoner?
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:06
The army officer who has seized power in Burkina Faso amid popular protests in the West African country was twice selected to attend counterterrorism training programs sponsored by the U.S. government, U.S. military officials said.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 05:51
The Pentagon is preparing to open a drone base in one of the remotest places on Earth: an ancient caravan crossroads in the middle of the Sahara.