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DoD budget request includes anti-tank rockets for Syrians fighting ISIS
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS.
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A showdown is looming between the US, Syria and Iran at Tanf
U.S. aircraft over the weekend dropped a series of leaflets around the Tanf border crossing between Syria and Iraq, warning pro-Syrian regime militia to avoid the deconfliction zone around a small base there.
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U.S. military: ISIS largely to blame for deadly March 17 airstrike in Mosul
Secondary explosives placed by ISIS fighters in a large compound struck by U.S. aircraft in the Jadidah district of Mosul, Iraq, March 17, resulted in the deaths of 105 civilians, with a further 36 civilians unaccounted for, according to a formal investigation.
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US increases use of deconfliction hotline with Russia amid pending operation to liberate Raqqa
U.S. and Russian forces operating in Syria have increased the use of the deconfliction hotline — a communication line opened to avoid midair collisions and reduce the potential for miscalculation by forces operating in Syria, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
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U.S. forces injured in Yemen raid
Several U.S. troops were injured Tuesday after coming under fire during a raid against an al-Qaida target in Marib Governorate in Yemen.
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High-stakes airstrike in Syria: Pro-Assad militia threatens US troops in defiance of Russia
Officials described the incident as a security breach that posed imminent danger to US personnel near the border with Iraq and Jordan.
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Supreme Court rules in veteran’s favor in closely watched divorce settlement case
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, in the case of Howell v. Howell, that a state court cannot offset the loss of a divorced spouse’s portion of a veteran’s retirement benefits when that veteran waives retirement pay in favor of disability pay. The issue has been hotly debated for years.
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US to provide Afghanistan with up to 159 Black Hawks to help break ‘stalemate’
With the first delivery expected in about 21 months, will it be too little, too late?
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In Turkey, new demands to evict US forces from Incirlik Air Base
It’s an unlikely outcome, experts say, but a clear sign of how dramatically relations have soured between the NATO allies.
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No, the Pentagon is not supplying Syrian Kurds with Abrams tanks
The Trump administration’s controversial decision this week to arm the YPG set off a wave of propaganda.
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DoD budget request includes anti-tank rockets for Syrians fighting ISIS
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS.
-
A showdown is looming between the US, Syria and Iran at Tanf
U.S. aircraft over the weekend dropped a series of leaflets around the Tanf border crossing between Syria and Iraq, warning pro-Syrian regime militia to avoid the deconfliction zone around a small base there.
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U.S. military: ISIS largely to blame for deadly March 17 airstrike in Mosul
Secondary explosives placed by ISIS fighters in a large compound struck by U.S. aircraft in the Jadidah district of Mosul, Iraq, March 17, resulted in the deaths of 105 civilians, with a further 36 civilians unaccounted for, according to a formal investigation.
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US increases use of deconfliction hotline with Russia amid pending operation to liberate Raqqa
U.S. and Russian forces operating in Syria have increased the use of the deconfliction hotline — a communication line opened to avoid midair collisions and reduce the potential for miscalculation by forces operating in Syria, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
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U.S. forces injured in Yemen raid
Several U.S. troops were injured Tuesday after coming under fire during a raid against an al-Qaida target in Marib Governorate in Yemen.
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High-stakes airstrike in Syria: Pro-Assad militia threatens US troops in defiance of Russia
Officials described the incident as a security breach that posed imminent danger to US personnel near the border with Iraq and Jordan.
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Supreme Court rules in veteran’s favor in closely watched divorce settlement case
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, in the case of Howell v. Howell, that a state court cannot offset the loss of a divorced spouse’s portion of a veteran’s retirement benefits when that veteran waives retirement pay in favor of disability pay. The issue has been hotly debated for years.
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US to provide Afghanistan with up to 159 Black Hawks to help break ‘stalemate’
With the first delivery expected in about 21 months, will it be too little, too late?
-
In Turkey, new demands to evict US forces from Incirlik Air Base
It’s an unlikely outcome, experts say, but a clear sign of how dramatically relations have soured between the NATO allies.
-
No, the Pentagon is not supplying Syrian Kurds with Abrams tanks
The Trump administration’s controversial decision this week to arm the YPG set off a wave of propaganda.
-
DoD budget request includes anti-tank rockets for Syrians fighting ISIS
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS.
-
A showdown is looming between the US, Syria and Iran at Tanf
U.S. aircraft over the weekend dropped a series of leaflets around the Tanf border crossing between Syria and Iraq, warning pro-Syrian regime militia to avoid the deconfliction zone around a small base there.
-
U.S. military: ISIS largely to blame for deadly March 17 airstrike in Mosul
Secondary explosives placed by ISIS fighters in a large compound struck by U.S. aircraft in the Jadidah district of Mosul, Iraq, March 17, resulted in the deaths of 105 civilians, with a further 36 civilians unaccounted for, according to a formal investigation.
-
US increases use of deconfliction hotline with Russia amid pending operation to liberate Raqqa
U.S. and Russian forces operating in Syria have increased the use of the deconfliction hotline — a communication line opened to avoid midair collisions and reduce the potential for miscalculation by forces operating in Syria, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
-
U.S. forces injured in Yemen raid
Several U.S. troops were injured Tuesday after coming under fire during a raid against an al-Qaida target in Marib Governorate in Yemen.
-
High-stakes airstrike in Syria: Pro-Assad militia threatens US troops in defiance of Russia
Officials described the incident as a security breach that posed imminent danger to US personnel near the border with Iraq and Jordan.
-
Supreme Court rules in veteran’s favor in closely watched divorce settlement case
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, in the case of Howell v. Howell, that a state court cannot offset the loss of a divorced spouse’s portion of a veteran’s retirement benefits when that veteran waives retirement pay in favor of disability pay. The issue has been hotly debated for years.
-
US to provide Afghanistan with up to 159 Black Hawks to help break ‘stalemate’
With the first delivery expected in about 21 months, will it be too little, too late?
-
In Turkey, new demands to evict US forces from Incirlik Air Base
It’s an unlikely outcome, experts say, but a clear sign of how dramatically relations have soured between the NATO allies.
-
No, the Pentagon is not supplying Syrian Kurds with Abrams tanks
The Trump administration’s controversial decision this week to arm the YPG set off a wave of propaganda.



