Trump tried to convince lawmakers his Syria pullout was popular by having his...
President Donald Trump reportedly got Dan Scavino, his social media director, to read Twitter reactions to lawmakers on the president's Syria pullout plan to convince them of its popularity. Scavino is...
View ArticleA Marine earned a Bronze Star for valor in an attack in which ISIS hit his...
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Williams was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions during an engagement with ISIS fighters in northeast Syria in May 2018.During the clash, Williams' vehicle was struck...
View ArticleAfter experiencing Russian jamming up close in Syria, the Pentagon is...
The rapid expansion of electronic warfare has prompted the Pentagon to increase its focus to counter jamming, hacking, and other means of interferance.The Defense Department is reportedly setting up a...
View ArticleAfghanistan is officially the most dangerous country in the world — more...
Afghanistan is officially the least peaceful country in the world and the site of the most violent conflict, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace's annual report. Afghanistan replaced...
View ArticleRussia's 3-step plan for any military intervention
Russia's presence in Syria and Venezuela has garnered attention in recent months, but Moscow also has growing influence in Africa.Russia is courting those countries with the same three-step method its...
View ArticleThese are the 10 most dangerous countries in the world in 2019
The Institute for Economics and Peace released its Global Peace Index on Wednesday.Each country's score is based on a number of factors, including political instability and deaths from conflict.Visit...
View ArticleThe British air force just sent its new F-35s on their first mission
The UK's newest, most advanced fighter, the F-35B, traveled to Cyprus in late May for a six-week exercise.This week, that deployment saw those F-35Bs take part in their first operational missions,...
View ArticleThe US says it launched strikes against an Al Qaeda training facility in Syria
US Central Command said it carried out a strike against Al Qaeda in northwest Syria on Sunday.US forces were previously concentrated around Manbij, east of Aleppo Governorate in northwest Syria, and...
View ArticleHow Russia could try to tip the scales in a war between the US and Iran
Iran is a valuable partner for Russia, as Tehran frustrates US dominance of the Middle East and keeps the US from focusing its resources on Moscow.As such, Russia would likely to shape the outcome of a...
View ArticleMost American veterans say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were 'not worth...
Strong majorities of American veterans and the general public say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq weren't worth fighting, according to a new poll. A Pew Research Center survey found 64% of veterans...
View ArticleKamala Harris and Tulsi Gabbard went after each other without mercy in...
Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard went at it on and off the debate stage in Detroit on Wednesday.Gabbard went after Harris's record as a prosecutor, challenging her progressive credentials....
View ArticleA scathing new Pentagon report blames Trump for the return of ISIS in Syria...
The Pentagon inspector general issued a report to Congress saying that the Islamic State is again growing in power in Syria and Iraq, with approximately 14,000 to 18,000 militants.The report...
View ArticleWhat life is like on the Syria-Turkey border, one of the world's most tense...
After threatening military incursions into northeast Syria to keep Kurdish forces at bay, Turkey has negotiated a "safe zone" in northern Syria.Turkey is deporting Syrian refugees back to Syria as its...
View ArticleNew air strikes and a pair of exploding drones are pushing Israel and Lebanon...
Tensions between Israel and its neighbors have soared in the past week.Israel has launched air strikes on Iraq and Syria, while Hezbollah in Lebanon accuses it of trying to assassinate a leading...
View ArticleHere's what's left of ISIS — and why they still pose a major threat
The US declared victory over the Islamic State (ISIS) in March of 2019, but multiple reports show that the group is still active in those countries, and gaining traction elsewhere. A blistering...
View ArticleTrump wants to let Russia back into the G7, but Putin must do these 9 things...
Before this year's meeting of the G7, President Donald Trump said Russia should be readmitted to the gathering of advanced industrialized economies countries.Russia is no doubt a world power, but it...
View ArticleThe State Department tried to bribe the captain of an Iranian tanker with...
Iran's Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker, formerly known as the Grace 1, turned off its Automatic Identification System and is sailing near the Syrian coast, despite assurances that it wouldn't go to Syria....
View ArticleHezbollah just sent Israel a reminder of how much power it really has
Much about the balance of power in the Middle East has changed since the last war between Israel and Hizbullah in 2006.Despite those shifts, the balance between Israel and Hizbullah, the latter backed...
View ArticleA 22-year-old from Minneapolis who is jailed in Syria says ISIS recruited him...
Abdelhamid Al-Madioum, a 22-year-old naturalized US citizen jailed in northern Syria, told CBS News that he was recruited to join ISIS on Twitter when he was just 18 years old.Al-Madioum disappeared...
View ArticleISIS bride Shamima Begum wants to return to the UK to go to therapy
Shamima Begum, now 19, traveled to Syria to become an ISIS bride at age 15.Begum first spoke out about being a former ISIS bride in February. In the aftermath of speaking out, her UK citizenship was...
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