General confirms the US has helped the Taliban by launching drone strikes against ISIS
The US military conducted drone strikes against ISIS in eastern Afghanistan to help the Talban fight a common foe.
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Meet retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Biden’s pick for defense secretary
Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin led U.S. troops in Iraq and he was in charge of U.S. Central Command when the war against ISIS started
Leader of Pentagon task force to defeat ISIS reportedly fired
Christopher Maier was reportedly fired as the head of the Pentagon’s Defeat ISIS Task Force, but the Pentagon says he resigned
Top US official admits lying to Trump on American troop levels in Syria
The United States’ top envoy to the multinational military coalition to defeat ISIS claimed in a recent interview that he routinely lied to senior government officials about U.S. troops levels in Syria
US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan
The over-classification of any bad news about the Afghanistan war has become so ridiculous that the U.S. military is refusing to say publicly if the Taliban attacked any U.S. bases in the past three months.
Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think
During his first campaign for president, Donald Trump promised that, if elected, he’d ensure that the U.S. military would ‘bomb the shit’ out of ISIS. Years later, it appears as though the commander-in-chief actually oversaw fewer airstrikes against the terror group than his predecessor
The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence
Monday’s attack at Kabul University provided a grim reminder that the war in Afghanistan is by no means over despite an agreement with the Taliban that calls for all U.S. troops to leave the country by May
ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on Saturday in the Afghan capital that killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more.
It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter
The president is committed to leaving Afghanistan without first securing a peace deal between the Taliban and Afghan government.
The Pentagon won’t say if all US troops are actually leaving Afghanistan by Christmas
A day after President Donald Trump tweeted that all U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by the end of the year, the silence coming from top military leaders was so intense that one could practically hear a mouse fart.
Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq
The U.S. military has completed its drawdown from about 5,200 to fewer than 3,000 troops in Iraq.
Canadian police arrest man for allegedly stealing valor from… ISIS
Canadian police have arrested a man on suspicion of lying about having joined Islamic State and committed execution-style killings, charging him with “hoax-terrorist activity”, authorities said late on Friday.
The US is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles back into Syria for additional force protection
The U.S. military is beefing up troop protection in northeast Syria with a fresh deployment of Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the Pentagon announced on Friday
Here’s where Trump, Biden, and Jorgensen stand on the issues most important to the US military
Here is where all three major presidential candidates stand on the most pressing issues facing service members, military families, and veterans.
WATCH: President Trump awards Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne with Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump is awarding the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne for demonstrating "extraordinary heroism and selfless actions" during a daring hostage rescue in October 2015.
US withdrawing nearly half of its troops from Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 troops this month, formalizing a move that had been long expected. “This reduced footprint allows us to continue advising and assisting our Iraqi partners in rooting out the final remnants of ISIS […]
Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich
President Donald Trump blasted the Pentagon’s leadership on Monday for allegedly caring about the defense industry more than U.S. service members. “I’m not saying the military’s in love with me – the soldiers are,” the president said at a White House news conference. “The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to […]
Army sergeant major to receive Medal of Honor for saving 75 hostages from ISIS
An Army sergeant major will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his remarkable bravery during a 2015 mission to free hostages from the Islamic State group.
Report: Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for saving dozens of prisoners held by ISIS
“Time was of the essence … If we didn’t action this raid, then the hostages were likely to be executed.”
US expected to reduce troops in Iraq by a third to about 3,500, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months, a U.S. official said on Friday, a move that had been expected after President Donald Trump’s administration committed to a reduction recently. The United States has around 5,200 troops that were deployed […]
Pentagon belatedly acknowledges collision between US and Russian vehicles in Syria
The Pentagon has finally broken its silence about an Aug. 25 collision between U.S. and Russian vehicles in Syria more than a day videos of the encounter taken from the Russians’ perspective flooded social media. “On Tuesday, Russian forces breached our de-confliction arrangement in Syria and injured U.S. service members with their deliberately provocative and […]
Nearly two years after ISIS’s defeat, more than 10,000 fighters are still active in Iraq and Syria
It’s been nearly two years since President Donald Trump first declared victory over ISIS, but there are still more than 10,000 of its fighters currently active in Iraq and Syria, according to a UN official. Under Secretary General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov told the UN Security Council on Monday that thousands of ISIS fighters are moving […]
Trump says the US will draw down to around 4,000 troops in Afghanistan by the November election
Despite continued violence in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has said the U.S. military will draw down to between 4,000 and 5,000 troops in the country by November. “We’ll be down now in a very short period of time to 8,000; then we’re going to be down to 4,000,” Trump told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan in […]
Senior Islamic State militant reportedly killed by Afghan special forces
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Afghanistan’s intelligence service announced late on August 1 that Afghan special forces had killed a senior intelligence leader for the militant group Islamic State (IS). The Afghan National Directorate of Security said Assadullah Orakzai — who was suspected of involvement in numerous deadly attacks […]
What should US troops expect if Joe Biden is elected president?
If there is one eternal truth, it’s that no one knows what voters are going to do until election day. With that said, it’s time to start thinking about what kind of a commander in chief former Vice President Joe Biden would be if he wins in November. Unfortunately, Biden’s campaign did not provide a […]