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An American soldier sits in an armored vehicle on a road leading to the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters on one side and Kurds on the other, in Manbij, north Syria, on April 4, 2018.

President Trump plans to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria immediately, officials say

August 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

The United States will move quickly to withdraw all forces from Syria, the White House abruptly announced Wednesday as President Donald Trump defied warnings from his top advisers and upended...

A man searches for survivors under the rubble of traditional houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen, in 2015.

Top Obama officials urge immediate end to U.S. involvement in Yemen war, a policy they began

August 22, 2019 at 2:50 p.m.

Top Obama administration officials have drafted a letter acknowledging their responsibility for initiating U.S. involvement in Yemen's destructive civil war and calling for the Trump administration to halt America's role...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016.

Pentagon extends maternity and paternity leave for military families

June 22, 2019 at 7:11 p.m.

Defense Sec. Ashton B. Carter announced a series of initiatives on Thursday designed to make the military a more family-friendly employer, extending maternity leave across the force and expanding access...

This U.S. Navy photo released January 12, 2016, shows the type of riverine command boat apprehended by Iran on Jan. 12, 2106.

2 U.S. Navy boats in Iranian custody but crew will be returned ‘promptly’

June 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

Two small U.S. Navy vessels appear to be in Iranian custody, but their crews will be released promptly, the Pentagon said Tuesday. However, Fars, an Iranian news agency, said that...

Officials: San Bernardino shooters pledged allegiance to the Islamic State

May 18, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

Federal authorities believe that the Facebook posting from one of the attackers who killed 14 people here last week was made on behalf of both shooters, according to several senior...

The masked man in this image from a video released in 2014 by Islamic State militants was identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British citizen.

U.S. drone strike targets ‘Jihadi John’ from Islamic State execution videos

August 21, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of...

U.S. to allow wider export of armed drones

June 25, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.

The Obama administration will permit the widespread export of armed drones for the first time, a step toward providing allied nations with weapons that have become a cornerstone of U.S....

Cuban spy reportedly helped U.S. uncover 3 espionage networks

June 23, 2019 at 3:31 a.m.

The CIA's Latin America Division has run many spies in Cuba, but Rolando Sarraff Trujillo was in a class all his own. From his perch as a cryptographer in Cuba's...

President Obama speaks as his daughters Sasha and Malia look on before pardoning "Cheese" and his alternate Mac both, 20-week old 48-pound Turkeys, during a ceremony at the White House.

GOP aide’s dig at Obama daughters sparks backlash

June 21, 2019 at 1:45 a.m.

The communications director for a Republican member of Congress ignited a firestorm this weekend when she criticized President Barack Obama's teenage daughters in a Facebook post that touched a nerve...

As Libya teeters near chaos, U.S. keeps hands-off policy

August 25, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among all countries swept by the Arab Spring uprisings, few today are as dysfunctional as Libya. Heavily armed militias outgun its fledgling army. A renegade former general...

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