Iraq Steps Up Repatriations from Islamic State Camp in Syria, Hoping to Reduce Militant Threats It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility.
Fighting Between Rival US-Backed Groups in Syria Could Undermine War Against the Islamic State Group The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has...
Syria's US-Backed Kurdish Forces Hope to End Weeklong Clashes with Militia in the 'Next 24 Hours' Syria's U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces pushed deeper into the last stronghold of Arab tribesmen who have taken up arms...
US Military Calls for End of Fighting in East Syria and Warns It Could Lead to IS Resurgence The fighting that broke out Monday — and left at least 40 people dead and dozens wounded in the eastern oil-rich province of...
Fighting in Eastern Syria Between US-Backed Fighters and Arab Tribesmen Kills 10 The clashes are among the worst in recent years in the region along the border with Iraq where hundreds of U.S. troops have...
US Vows to Keep Syria's Chemical Weapons Program in UN Spotlight over Russian and Chinese Opposition The U.S. and its allies are vowing to keep Syria’s failure to account for its chemical weapons program in the spotlight at...
Russian Fighter Jet Strikes Another American Drone over Syria in the Sixth Incident this Month The U.S. says a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another American drone over Syrian airspace, continuing a string...
A Russian Fighter Jet Fired Flares at a US Drone over Syria and Damaged It, the US Military Says The U.S. military says a Russian fighter jet has flown close to a U.S. drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the...
VA Studying Whether 3 Types of Cancer Are Linked to Overseas Military Service The review will help the VA decide whether the three -- multiple myeloma, acute leukemia and chronic leukemia -- should...
Russian Fighter Jet Flies Dangerously Close to US Warplane over Syria In recent weeks, Russian fighter jets have repeatedly harassed U.S. unmanned MQ-9 drones, but the latest incident raised...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...