World Apr 24 In Afghanistan trip, U.S. general suggests Russia is arming the Taliban Gen. John Nicholson, the American commander in Afghanistan, wouldn't provide specifics about Russia's role in Afghanistan.
World Apr 24 U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Monday to assess America's longest war as the Trump administration weighs sending more troops.
World Apr 23 U.S. officials say pirates have returned to waters off Somalia Pirates have returned to the waters off Somalia, but the spike in attacks on commercial shipping does not yet constitute a trend, senior U.S. officials said Sunday.
Politics Apr 23 Pentagon chief visits Djibouti, home to key U.S. base U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday visited Djibouti to bolster ties with the tiny African country that is home to an important base for U.S. counterterrorism forces.
World Apr 21 Mattis says Syria still has chemical weapons Syria still possesses chemical weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in Israel on Friday, warning against the banned munitions being used again.
Politics Apr 18 Mattis says North Korea ‘recklessly tried to provoke’ with latest failed missile test Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' language was stronger than in an initial written statement he issued shortly after the launch, in which he simply said he was aware of the failure.
World Apr 13 U.S. drops largest non-nuclear bomb on ISIS target in Afghanistan The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan.
Politics Apr 11 Mattis: Defeating Islamic State still top U.S. priority Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base does not signal a change in the Pentagon's military campaign there, which is focused on defeating the Islamic State group and al-Qaida remnants.
Nation Mar 19 While Trump talks tough, U.S. quietly cutting nuclear force The Air Force is shrinking its deployed force of land-based nuclear missiles as part of a holdover Obama administration plan to comply with an arms control treaty with Russia.
Politics Mar 08 Russia has deployed banned missile, U.S. general says A senior U.S. general on Wednesday accused Russia of deploying a land-based cruise missile in violation of "the spirit and intent" of a nuclear arms treaty.