Iran launches missile attacks on US base in Qatar
Qatar said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
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US troops, bases in Middle East could be targets in conflict with Iran
About 40,000 U.S. personnel are spread throughout the region, giving Iran a chance to strike back at American military forces.
Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continue
U.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a command-and-control node south of Baghdad on Tuesday, two defense officials said.
By Tara Copp, AP and Kareem Chehayeb, AP
US fires back after ballistic missile attack on Iraq base
The number of attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East has risen to 66.
US troops overseas thwart multiple drone attacks in just days
"If and when we choose to respond, we’ll do so at a time of our choosing."
US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
Kenya is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence.
France to withdraw counterterrorism troops from Niger after coup
The decision came after the coup leaders said they were closing Niger’s airspace to French planes, commercial and military.
By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane, AP
Judge rejects military contractor’s bid to end Abu Ghraib torture suit
Virginia-based CACI, which supplied interrogators at the prison, has long denied that it engaged in torture.
How Niger’s attempted coup could expand extremism, and Wagner
More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists.
Expeditionary Theater Support Group created by AFCENT
AFCENT has stood up the ETSG to provide expeditionary logistics, sustainment, and engineering support for more effective warfighting missions.
Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot
Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa.
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past
The leader of the most powerful al-Qaida-linked group in northwest Syria is rebranding his organization by moving away from extremist factions.
By Ghaith Alsayed, AP