Syria’s southern rebels loom large as the country’s new rulers try to form a national army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year.
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Austin retired from the Army in 2016 only to be asked to return to the Pentagon by President Joe Biden in 2021, making ...
Biden calls on troops to ‘remember your oath’ in final remarks to military
President Biden on Thursday continued his farewell tour of Washington, D.C., with wide-ranging final remarks to U.S. service ...
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Israel PM office says 'deal to release the hostages' reached
The Netanyahu cabinet said a deal set to free Israeli captives had been reached, while the country's military continues to ...
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Secrecy around Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations raises national security concerns
The Pentagon's inspector general concluded that the secrecy surrounding Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations increased national ...
Pentagon investigation raises new concerns about Austin's 2024 hospitalization
An investigation released on Wednesday into U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalization found his ...
US must not become complacent to a growing terrorism threat, a Counterterrorism Center official says
The outgoing acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center says the U.S. is facing an elevated threat of terrorism ...
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US troops must stay in Syria to maintain a 'foot on the throat of ISIS,' Austin warns
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said American troops must remain in Syria to prevent the Islamic State from regaining ...
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense ...
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U.S. troops to remain in Syria for IS threat, says Austin
The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat ...
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U.S. will lead the Biden administration's final Ukraine defense group meeting Jan. 9
3 (UPI) --U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will convene the final meeting ... highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's dwindling influence, present a rare ...