Jim Mattis
US Blasts ‘unconscionable’ Taliban Attack In Afghanistan
The US State Department on Monday described last week's Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan as "unconscionable," but...
Senators Invited To White House For North Korea Briefing
US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...
Military, Other Leaders To Brief Senators On N. Korea
US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...
Afghan Defence Chiefs Resign Over Deadly Taliban Attack
Afghanistan’s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores...
Famine Fuels Resurgence of Somali Piracy
Drought and famine seem to be fuelling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United States' top military...
US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new...
US Supercarrier Due In Sea of Japan ‘in Days’
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, after...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...
US Naval Armada To Be In Sea of Japan In Days
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said in Australia...
‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained...
US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...
US Defence Secretary Arrives In Cairo For Sisi Meeting
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in Cairo Thursday on the latest leg of a regional tour, as ties with Egypt...
US Tries To Clear Waters After N. Korea ‘armada’ Confusion
The Trump administration on Wednesday tried to clear the waters after it gave confusing messages concerning the...
Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of...
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...
US Again Puts Faith In China To Rein In North Korea
After a few days of saber-rattling, US President Donald Trump's administration has reverted to the same North Korea...
Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...
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...