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US Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots At Iranian Vessel
A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in the Persian Gulf Tuesday after it...
Syria Hotline For US and Russia Still In Use
Russian and US military officials are still using a special hotline to communicate about operations in Syria, a US...
Trump’s Threatened ‘armada’ Still Far From N. Korea
An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...
US Carrier Strike Group Still Far From N. Korea
A US aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...
US Sees ‘activity’ At North Korea Nuke Sites
The US military has observed activity in North Korea that suggests Pyongyang may be gearing up for another nuclear...
Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and...
Allies Vow To Destroy IS As Attacks Overshadow Talks
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed...
Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and...
‘Matter of Time’ Before IS Leader Baghdadi Killed
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death is...
Russian, Syrian Regime Convoys Enter Northern Syria City
Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic...
Trump Takes Over Islamic State Fight, Vowing To Finish It
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and...
Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training In U.S.
Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years,...
Ghanaian-Born German ISIS Fighter Jailed in Bremen
Having received a ‘holy call’, Harry Sarfo left the comfort of his home in the upper class city of Bremen in 2015...