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US calls deadly Iraq friendly fire airstrike 'regrettable' The American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be “a mistake that involved both sides,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday....
US gives up on failed strategy of training Syrian rebels LONDON — The US is abandoning its goal of having America’s military train a new force of moderate Syrian rebels, turning its focus to equipping, arming and supporting established groups...
US airstrike on hospital was requested by Afghans, general says WASHINGTON — Afghan forces who reported being under Taliban fire requested the US airstrike that killed 22 people at a medical clinic in northern Afghanistan over the weekend, the top...
US defense chief makes surprise trip to Iraq U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Thursday to assess the campaign against Islamic State, as Iraq advances plans to retake the fallen capital of...
Pentagon studies plan to lift military ban on transgender people WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the Pentagon’s current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, and anyone willing to serve the country should be...
McCain grills military brass on 'losing' ISIS strategy WASHINGTON — America’s top two military leaders on Tuesday defended President Barack Obama’s strategy to defeat Islamic State militants amid blistering criticism from Republican senators who argued that the administration’s...
China is gambling Obama doesn't have will to respond to its massive land grab You may not have noticed, as ISIS expands its reach across Iraq and Russia fuels conflict in Ukraine, but the odds of an armed confrontation between the United States and...
US considers slowing military exit from Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is...
Joe Biden caught 'snuggling’ with Defense chief's wife Vice President Joe Biden took hands-on politics to a creepy new level Tuesday by snuggling new Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s wife from behind. In a move straight out of the...