U.S. Is Sending About 400 Marines To Syria
The Pentagon says the new troops will fire artillery rounds at ISIS fighters in support of the local forces who are trying to take back the ISIS capital, Raqqa.
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U.S. Strikes Terrorism Targets In Yemen As War Against Al-Qaida Persists
American warplanes targeted terrorist fighters, their weapons and equipment in what may be the first U.S. attack in Yemen since a deadly special operations raid in January.
Yemen Aftermath: Trump's First Military Raid Continues To Raise Questions
Witnesses tell NPR about the raid, the military's first under President Trump. It resulted in deaths of a Navy SEAL and civilians. A CENTCOM investigation is underway, but similar raids could follow.
One U.S. Service Member Killed, Several Others Injured During Raid In Yemen
U.S. Central Command says the soldiers were conducting a raid against a local al-Qaida affiliate in the region. A former Yemeni minister tells NPR his granddaughter was also killed in the raid.
At Pentagon, Trump Declares His Aim Of 'Rebuilding' The Military
The president met with the military brass and signed an executive action that calls for bulking up the military. He also signed a measure that freezes immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries.
U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike ISIS Training Camps In Libya
The Pentagon said the two ISIS training camps housed fighters who had escaped their former stronghold in Sirte, on Libya's central coast. It added that militants there were planning attacks in Europe.
Amid Trump Defense Spending Statements, His Plans Are Unclear
As President-elect Donald Trump tweets about expanding nuclear security and the cost of combat aircraft, some wonder whether his hardball posts are just "Art of the Deal" tactics to help the Pentagon.
China Seizes U.S. Underwater Drone From International Waters, Pentagon Says
U.S. officials say an unmanned underwater vehicle was seized by a Chinese ship on Thursday, about 50 nautical miles from the Philippines, before the Navy ship operating the drone could retrieve it.
Trump Picks Gen. James Mattis As His Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has now chosen nominees for nearly half of the Cabinet-level jobs in his incoming administration.
U.S. Official: Navy Fires At Radar Sites In Yemen After Navy Destroyer Was Targeted
The Pentagon says twice in four days a missile was fired from Yemen at the USS Mason, with no damage to the ship or its crew. An official says the U.S. has destroyed radar locations in response.