USS Truman conducted largest airstrike in Navy history, official says
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.
By Riley Ceder
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US military changes tone in Africa, urges burden-sharing among allies
The U.S. military’s new posture comes even though many African armies remain ill-equipped and insurgent groups expand.
Overrun and outnumbered, special ops soldiers fought to the end in deadly Niger ambush
In the months since the Oct. 4 ambush, U.S. Africa Command has conducted an extensive investigation to answer two questions: What were those service members doing there, and why didn’t they have better support?
By Tara Copp, AP
US-backed Syrian fighters spotted in MRAPs prior to ISIS assault
Kurdish forces, called the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, flaunted a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle over social media Tuesday — an up-armored gun truck specifically designed to resist improvised explosive devices, but not previously authorized for provision to U.S.-backed forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
Afghan insurgency and US casualties remain at highest level since 2015
In Afghanistan, insurgency groups’ control over districts is at its highest level since SIGAR began receiving district control data in November 2015.
By Kyle Rempfer
Major combat operations against ISIS in Iraq have ended. What happens now?
With the furling of a flag, top U.S. military leaders marked the “end of major combat operations against ISIS in Iraq” and a change to the U.S.-led coalition’s mission in the country.
By Todd South
Mattis foresees ‘re-energized’ fight against ISIS in Syria
The U.S.-led coalition is about to accelerate its fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump backtracks on Syria after talks with French leader
So much for an abrupt U.S. pullout from Syria.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US-led coalition: ISIS may be resurgent on Russia’s turf, but not ours
The Islamic State is almost “completely defeated” in some areas, an Army spokesman says.
By Kyle Rempfer
Trump warns: Iran will pay if it restarts nuclear program
Weighing U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that if the Iranians “restart their nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than they’ve ever had before.”
ISIS, al-Qaida ‘regrouping’ in Libya, what’s US strategy? Congress asks
Lawmakers ask experts what the Trump administration's strategy is for the war-torn country.
By Todd South
After Syria missile strikes, US stuck in holding pattern
The drama of U.S. and allied missile strikes on Syria has obscured a sobering fact: The U.S.-led campaign to eliminate the Islamic State from Syria has stalled.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press