Richard Spencer of The Telegraph reports from the Kurdistan autonomous region where Kurd fighters are engaged in an undeclared guerrilla war with the terror group ISIS which has taken over much of north-central Iraq. Kurd leaders say they cannot defeat…
The Iraqi government has requested U.S. airstrikes to help it put down a fast-moving rebellion by Sunni insurgents, but the Defense Department’s top civilian and military leaders told senators today that a clearer picture of the situation on the ground…
In cooperation with law enforcement personnel June 15th, 2014, the U.S. military captured a key figure in the September 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. In a statement,…
The Army has appointed a general officer with Afghanistan combat experience to lead its investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the disappearance and capture of Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl from Combat Outpost Mest-Lalak in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on or…
At the State Department’s request, the U.S. Military is providing security assistance for U.S. diplomatic facilities in Baghdad, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of Defense. In a statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby…
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush to move from the North Arabian Sea into the Arabian Gulf, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said. In a statement, Kirby said the order…
