Mar 17 Niger’s junta ends cooperation with U.S., putting military operations at risk across Sahel By Jessica Donati, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger's junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 6:04 Are helicopters safe? Aviation expert weighs in on factors behind notable crashes By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Andrew Chambers From fatal crashes during U.S. military operations to high-profile accidents like the one that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, a string of incidents in recent years have raised questions in people’s minds about the safety of helicopters. Continue watching
Mar 10 U.S. airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti and boosts security amid gang violence By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. Continue reading
Mar 09 What to know about the floating pier the U.S. military is building to help deliver aid to Gaza By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. military is setting up a massive floating pier that will allow ships to sail up to Gaza and offload urgently needed humanitarian aid. Here's a look at what’s known about the operation. Continue reading
Mar 04 Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty after classified documents leak By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Teixeira admitted illegally collecting military secrets and sharing them with other users on the social media platform Discord. The plea agreement says prosecutors plan to seek nearly 17 years in prison for him. Continue reading
Mar 02 About 38,000 meals airdropped into Gaza by U.S. military in humanitarian aid operation By Tara Copp, Associated Press U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy… Continue reading
Feb 24 U.S. and UK strike more Houthi sites in Yemen in response to surge in Red Sea ship attacks By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. and Britain struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 7:42 Militia hit by U.S. airstrikes in Iraq claims no connection to attacks on American troops By Simona Foltyn A U.S. airstrike in Baghdad Wednesday killed a leader of a group that has struck American forces for years. But another group bore most of the dead and casualties from last week's strikes and claims no connection to the attacks… Continue watching
Feb 05 Several allied Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on base housing U.S. troops in Syria By Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press In late January, a drone attack by an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militias killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more at a desert base in Jordan. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: U.S. vows ‘sustained’ military response to Iran-backed attacks In our news wrap Sunday, U.S. officials say they are not done yet with their military response in the Middle East, another atmospheric river threatens California with flooding and mudslides, Moscow-appointed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people… Continue watching