World Feb 23 Dunford: Counter-Islamic State plan will have global scope WASHINGTON — A Pentagon-led review of strategy to defeat the Islamic State group will present President Donald Trump with options not just to speed up action against IS but also to counter al-Qaida and other extremist groups beyond Iraq and…
Politics Feb 01 As Mattis departs for first trip to Asia, U.S. stance on North Korea unclear There are growing concerns about North Korea's weapons programs. It's not clear how President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis plan to stop threats.
Nation Feb 01 New Pentagon chief seeks to reassure Asian allies Mattis is seeking to reinforce key alliances after President Donald Trump's campaign-trail complaints that defense treaties disadvantaged the U.S.
World Jan 20 Defense official: Al-Qaida training camp in Syria bombed Thursday U.S. warplanes bombed an al-Qaida training camp in Syria, killing more than 100 militants, marking the second major U.S. counterterrorism strike in the final hours of Barack Obama's presidency, a defense official said Friday.
World Jan 19 U.S. bombers strike Islamic State camps in Libya U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers attacked Islamic State military camps in Libya in a move aimed at eliminating extremists who had escaped the former ISIS stronghold of Sirte.
Politics Jan 11 Putin trying to ‘break’ NATO, says James Mattis, Trump’s Pentagon pick As confirmation hearings start winding down for the week, next up to face a Senate committee is retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense.
World Jan 09 U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy destroyer fired multiple warning shots at Iranian patrol boats as they sped toward the destroyer at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, two U.S. defense officials said.
World Dec 30 Timeline: Three decades of diplomatic spats between U.S. and Moscow U.S. relations with Moscow during and after the Cold War have been marred by diplomatic dustups ranging from espionage scandals to an Olympics boycott.
Politics Dec 14 In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk The collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama's national security legacy.
World Dec 10 Adding 200 more troops to Syria, U.S. deepens involvement Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Saturday he is sending 200 more troops to accelerate the push on the Islamic State's self-declared capital of Raqqa.