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Posted on May 2, 2023

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Navy ship makes $42 million drug bust in the Gulf of Oman

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 24, 2023

Middle East

US raid in Syria kills ISIS leader [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 17, 2023

Middle East

US military raid in Syria captures ISIS ‘attack facilitator’

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

Middle East

Pentagon tight-lipped about its efforts to deal with massive data leak

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 10, 2023

Middle East

US sends guided-missile submarine to the Middle East after recent attacks on troops, allies

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 9, 2023

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US kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

Middle East

Iran has attacked US troops 83 times since Biden became president

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Middle East

How the US mission in Syria evolved into a proxy war with Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 27, 2023

Middle East

US conducts airstrikes in Syria after drone attack kills American contractor, injures troops

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 24, 2023

Middle East

How the Battle of Nasiriyah foreshadowed the long slog of the Iraq War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

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Armed Russian ground attack aircraft are increasingly buzzing US troops in Syria

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 17, 2023

Middle East

US airman accused of insider attack in Syria cleared of all charges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

Middle East

Congress honors heroic MARSOC working dog with 4 deployments

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 8, 2023

Middle East

4 US troops injured in Syria helicopter raid targeting ISIS senior leader

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 17, 2023

Middle East

US troops kill ‘ISIS official’ involved in planning prison breaks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 15, 2023

Middle East

How the US military is sending life-saving assistance to Turkey after a devastating earthquake

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 8, 2023

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The US military is ramping up operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 2, 2023

Middle East

The US appears to have used its missile full of swords in an airstrike in Yemen

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 31, 2023

Middle East

The Global War on Terrorism is heating up (again) in Somalia and Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 27, 2023

Middle East

US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Middle East

Uptick in US-led Syria raids highlights ongoing ISIS fight

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 20, 2022

Middle East

Air Force says KC-135 broadcast inappropriate call sign [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2022

Middle East

American woman gets 20 years in prison for training and leading all-female ISIS battalion

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Middle East

Why the US still has not defeated ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to a new report

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

Middle East

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Middle East

Why a US F-16 that deployed to Saudi Arabia has a hand of cards painted on its tail

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

Middle East

Austin Tice mediations between US and Syria ‘going as they should be,’ Lebanese general says

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Middle East

From ‘intense darkness’ to the Army’s NCO of the Year: How this medic made an example of himself

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 18, 2022

Middle East

Trio of ISIS leaders killed in dual US military operations in Syria

By Max Hauptman, Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 6, 2022

Middle East

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Middle East

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 23, 2022

Middle East

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 29, 2022

Middle East

US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

Middle East

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

Middle East

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Middle East

Air Force tech sergeant charged in Syria insider attack that wounded 4 US troops

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Middle East

The Navy is paying $100,000 for tips on smuggling drugs and guns in the Persian Gulf

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jul 5, 2022

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Airman arrested in connection to insider attack on US base in Syria

By David Roza

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

Middle East

Iran is once again playing chicken with the US Navy

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

Middle East

Russia keeps having close calls with American forces in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 19, 2022

Middle East

US service member suspected in attack on ammo dump at American base in Syria

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jun 7, 2022

Middle East

A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 24, 2022

Middle East

ISIS has been defeated twice over. Let’s come home

By Geoff LaMear

Posted on Feb 14, 2022

Middle East

ISIS leader killed during US special operations raid in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 3, 2022

Middle East

US launches strikes on Syrian prison captured by ISIS

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 24, 2022

Middle East

Soldier exonerated of misconduct charges stemming from mysterious Syria gunfight

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 8, 2022

Middle East

US military apologizes for misidentifying the bombs that may have killed dozens of civilians in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 16, 2021

U.S. Forces Conduct Operations In Northern Syria

Middle East

Attack on US troops in Syria underscores that America is still very much at war

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

Middle East

Army finally reveals why a soldier is being court-martialed for a mysterious firefight in Syria

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Sep 17, 2021

Middle East

US troops are still in Syria and nobody can give a good answer as to why

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 16, 2021

Middle East

Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid was awarded posthumous Bronze Star for valor

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

Middle East

Army to court-martial soldier charged over mysterious firefight in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Middle East

US troops in Iraq have come under attack every day this week

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Middle East

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Middle East

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Middle East

US strikes in Syria and Iraq show the evolving fight against ISIS and now Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Middle East

Meet the everyday Air Force hero who saved his buddies from days of paperwork hell

By David Roza

Updated on May 19, 2021

Middle East

Watch Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ fend off massive rocket attacks

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 11, 2021

Middle East

The Navy seized a small boat carrying enough weapons to invade a small country

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on May 11, 2021

Middle East

Here’s how these soldiers in Syria accidentally made the trippiest war photo ever

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on May 8, 2021

Middle East

US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian boats harassing sailors in the Persian Gulf

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 27, 2021

Middle East

Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 2, 2021

Middle East

Biden gets his first Middle East airstrikes out of the way

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 26, 2021

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Russian fighter jets have harassed US forces in Syria nearly 100 times in 2 months

Navy ship makes $42 million drug bust in the Gulf of Oman

US raid in Syria kills ISIS leader [Updated]

US military raid in Syria captures ISIS ‘attack facilitator’

Pentagon tight-lipped about its efforts to deal with massive data leak

US sends guided-missile submarine to the Middle East after recent attacks on troops, allies

US kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

Iran has attacked US troops 83 times since Biden became president

How the US mission in Syria evolved into a proxy war with Iran

US conducts airstrikes in Syria after drone attack kills American contractor, injures troops

How the Battle of Nasiriyah foreshadowed the long slog of the Iraq War

Armed Russian ground attack aircraft are increasingly buzzing US troops in Syria

US airman accused of insider attack in Syria cleared of all charges

Congress honors heroic MARSOC working dog with 4 deployments

4 US troops injured in Syria helicopter raid targeting ISIS senior leader

US troops kill ‘ISIS official’ involved in planning prison breaks

How the US military is sending life-saving assistance to Turkey after a devastating earthquake

The US military is ramping up operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

The US appears to have used its missile full of swords in an airstrike in Yemen

The Global War on Terrorism is heating up (again) in Somalia and Syria

US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

Uptick in US-led Syria raids highlights ongoing ISIS fight

Air Force says KC-135 broadcast inappropriate call sign [Updated]

American woman gets 20 years in prison for training and leading all-female ISIS battalion

Why the US still has not defeated ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to a new report

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

Why a US F-16 that deployed to Saudi Arabia has a hand of cards painted on its tail

Austin Tice mediations between US and Syria ‘going as they should be,’ Lebanese general says

From ‘intense darkness’ to the Army’s NCO of the Year: How this medic made an example of himself

Trio of ISIS leaders killed in dual US military operations in Syria

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

Air Force tech sergeant charged in Syria insider attack that wounded 4 US troops

The Navy is paying $100,000 for tips on smuggling drugs and guns in the Persian Gulf

Airman arrested in connection to insider attack on US base in Syria

Iran is once again playing chicken with the US Navy

Russia keeps having close calls with American forces in Syria

US service member suspected in attack on ammo dump at American base in Syria

A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen

ISIS has been defeated twice over. Let’s come home

ISIS leader killed during US special operations raid in Syria

US launches strikes on Syrian prison captured by ISIS

Soldier exonerated of misconduct charges stemming from mysterious Syria gunfight

US military apologizes for misidentifying the bombs that may have killed dozens of civilians in Syria

Attack on US troops in Syria underscores that America is still very much at war

Army finally reveals why a soldier is being court-martialed for a mysterious firefight in Syria

US troops are still in Syria and nobody can give a good answer as to why

Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid was awarded posthumous Bronze Star for valor

Army to court-martial soldier charged over mysterious firefight in Syria

US troops in Iraq have come under attack every day this week

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

US strikes in Syria and Iraq show the evolving fight against ISIS and now Iran

Meet the everyday Air Force hero who saved his buddies from days of paperwork hell

Watch Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ fend off massive rocket attacks

The Navy seized a small boat carrying enough weapons to invade a small country

Here’s how these soldiers in Syria accidentally made the trippiest war photo ever

US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian boats harassing sailors in the Persian Gulf

Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off

Biden gets his first Middle East airstrikes out of the way

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