The Washington Times
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 06:26
An American military intelligence team remains on the ground in Yemen, supporting the Arab coalition battling al Qaeda's main faction in the country, amid an upswing in violence against the coalition and the country's armed forces.
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 06:16
Libyan diplomats are urging caution over an evolving U.S. plan to arm and train the country's militias again to battle the growing Islamic State threat, fearing a repeat of the abysmal Pentagon-led program that ended with only a few hundred trained fighters and U.S. weapons in the hands of Islamist militias in Libya.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 06:26
Top American and European military leaders are weighing options to step up the fight against the Islamic State in the Mideast, including possibly sending more U.S. forces into Iraq, Syria and Libya, just as Washington confirmed the second American combat casualty in Iraq in as many months.
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 06:10
The exoneration of 16 U.S. service members for their role in a deadly attack on a civilian hospital in Afghanistan in October highlights the perils of America’s continued involvement in the country.
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 06:27
The small contingent of Marines supporting Iraqi forces near the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul are there on a temporary basis, but military officials have no plans for when those troops will be pulled out.
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 06:21
U.S. and NATO efforts to bolster Afghanistan’s nascent military forces is well behind schedule due to increased violence in the country by a resurgent Taliban, according to a top American commander.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 06:53
Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of banned militant groups and sympathy exists within the security forces and civil administration for perpetrators of crimes committed in the name of religion.
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 06:36
The shaky debut last week of a new unity government in Libya brings Western nations, including the United States, much closer to a renewed military mission there, and to a host of obstacles that will test their ability to secure a country gripped by Islamist extremism and civil war.
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:27
Congo's foreign minister said the government has set a goal of cutting the 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in the country in half by the end of the year - a much more drastic cut than the 1,700-member reduction recommended by the U.N. secretary-general.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 07:04
The U.S.-backed government in Ukraine is burdened by “dirty money and dirty politics” and its frozen conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the nation’s east is “heating up again,” the State Department’s point woman for European policy warned Tuesday.