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US, S. Korea Conduct Live-Fire Exercise After ICBM Test

The US and South Korean militaries conducted a live-fire exercise using surface-to-surface missiles in response to...

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Trump Throws Ties With Key Ally Qatar Into Crisis

In a series of morning tweets, President Donald Trump threw Washington's relations with Doha into deep crisis on...

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Qatar Crisis Has ‘no Impact’ On US Military Operations

A Saudi-led move to isolate Qatar has had "no impact" on US military operations in the emirate, nor is any expected, a...

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No US Involvement In Deal With IS Fighters

The Pentagon said Friday it played no part in an unusual deal in which Islamic State jihadists were allowed to leave a...

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IS Afghanistan Leader Likely Killed

US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate in a raid this week,...

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US Beefs Up Muscle In Somalia Fight

The US provides military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabab President Donald Trump has given the US...

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Trump Gives CIA Power To Conduct Drone Strikes

President Donald Trump's administration has given new powers to the CIA to conduct drone strikes against extremist...

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US Military Faces Burgeoning Nude Picture-Sharing Scandal

The Pentagon faced a burgeoning scandal Friday as more pictures of naked female service members apparently shared...

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Former Gitmo Detainee Killed

A former inmate of Guantanamo Bay has been killed by a US air strike in Yemen targeting al-Qaeda, the Pentagon said....

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In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated

ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...

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Chinese, US Aircraft In ‘unsafe’ Encounter Over South China Sea

A Chinese military aircraft had an "unsafe" encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the...

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US Says It Killed 11 Al-Qaeda Operatives In Syria Air Strikes

GETTY IMAGES/The Pentagon said it conducted two air strikes over two days earlier this month US forces killed 11...

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US Says It Killed 11 Al-Qaeda Operatives In Syria Air Strikes

US forces killed 11 members of al-Qaeda in two air strikes near Idlib in Syria, this month, including a former ally of...

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Vincent Viola Withdraws From Secretary of Army Nomination

President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Army, Vincent Viola, is withdrawing, citing trouble disengaging...

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US Says Raid Was ‘very Thought-Out Process’

The White House has said a raid in Yemen on an al-Qaeda stronghold that likely killed civilians was a "very thought-out...

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US Affirms ‘unshakeable Commitment’ To NATO

US Defense Secretary James Mattis has reassured his British counterpart of the "unshakeable commitment" the US has...

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China ‘seizes US Vessel’ In S China Sea

The US has issued a formal request to China to deliver an unmanned underwater drone that was seized in international...

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US Osprey Aircraft Crashes Off Okinawa Coast In Japan

The US Marines have suspended flights of all Osprey military aircraft in Japan, after a crash off the coast of Okinawa...

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US Says Russian Jet Flew 10ft From Plane Over Black Sea

The Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating...