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Obama Launched Cyberwar To Sabotage NKorea Missile Program

Former US president Barack Obama in 2014 launched a cyberwar against North Korea's missile program but it has failed to...

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US-Led Strikes Claim Another 21 Civilian Lives

Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria...

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Russian, Syrian Regime Convoys Enter Northern Syria City

Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic...

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Trump Says Wants Defense Buildup To Project U.S. Power Abroad

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U. S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American...

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US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day

US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...

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Aboard Aircraft Carrier, Trump Pushes For More Military Spending

President Donald Trump announced from the deck of America's newest aircraft carrier Thursday that he had spoken with...

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Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...

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More Than 20 US Strikes Targeted Al-Qaeda In Yemen

US forces on Tuesday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon...

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Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...

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Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...

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Donald Trump’s Congress Speech

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF...

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Trump Says He’s Boosting Defense Spending By $54 Billion; the Real Number Is $18 Billion

In the days before President Donald Trump’s high-profile address to Congress Tuesday night, White House aides...

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How Could the Pentagon Spend Extra Billions? Easily

President Donald Trump has outlined a goal to hike American military spending by nearly 10 percent, shoveling yet more...

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To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help

Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is...

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US Military Brass Urge Trump Not To Slash Diplomacy, Aid

More than 120 retired admirals and generals urged President Donald Trump not to slash spending on diplomacy and...

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Pentagon Send Trump A Plan To Defeat ISIS Within A YEAR

The Pentagon presented the White House with possible new battle plans Monday to defeat the Islamic State group, after...

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Pentagon Readies New Anti-IS Plan For Trump

The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State...

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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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Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump

The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State...