Dec 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Senate approves hundreds of military promotions By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthlong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy. Continue reading
Nov 09 Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. launches airstrike in Syria against Iran-backed militias By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon says the U.S. has carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria. Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as officials deny submarine in Middle East is nuclear-armed By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Paty Ryder held a news briefing on Tuesday as U.S. officials deny that a submarine that entered waters in the Middle East is armed with nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel says it has struck Hamas targets in Gaza By Associated Press Ryder said the total number of rocket and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria has risen to 27, including 6 small scale attacks that have taken place since U.S. warplanes struck weapons storage areas for Iranian-backed militias… Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Pentagon says air base in Iraq sustained minor damage after attempted attack By Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday that there was an attempted attack at Irbil air base in Iraq but there were no casualties and only minor damage to the facilities. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. warship intercepts missiles in Red Sea By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing amid coup in Gabon By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said. Continue reading
Aug 25 Kremlin denies involvement in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin By Associated Press Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as hundreds rally in support of Niger junta By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Hundreds of people rallied in support of Niger's ruling junta in the capital on Thursday, denouncing France and others who have criticized a recent coup — as the country’s military leaders sought to exploit anti-Western sentiment to shore up their… Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine and Russia trade air strikes By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The Pentagon held the news briefing Russian authorities accuse Kyiv of yet another attack on Moscow and its surroundings with drones. Continue reading