Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, warning that the Pentagon's technological advantage was eroding, announced an ambitious effort on Saturday to identify and...
The US nuclear force is plagued by low morale, manpower shortages and mismanagement that could jeopardize its safety and effectiveness, Defense Secretary...
US says Iraq remains priority over Syria in ISIS fight
President Obama looked almost relieved after Tuesday’s election blowout.
President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 additional troops to Iraq to aid Baghdad government and Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State...
Several worrying signals about the anti-ISIS campaign being led by the U.S. have emerged recently, with Obama administration officials voicing doubts about...
U.S.-led airstrikes hit ISIS positions around the Syrian border town of Kobani in an apparent bid to pave the way for heavily-armed Kurdish peshmerga forces...
Syrian rebel groups scrambled Friday to head off a potentially explosive round of clashes in northwest Idlib province between a leading, U.S.-backed militia...
Top American officials are piling pressure on the Barack Obama administration to retool its campaign against ISIS jihadists, urging an end to confusion over...
Hagel orders quarantine for US troops returning from W. Africa
The rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appears to be declining and could represent a real trend, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, but the...
An attack by ISIS on the Syrian town of Kobani has stalled but, in neighboring Iraq, government troops are months from mounting a major fightback, U.S....
Iraq's new defense minister affirmed his commitment to military reform and said going on the offensive against Islamic State fighters is a priority, the...
The Hariri family was awarded the 2014 Global Citizen Award for their efforts to promote education, civil society and good governance.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the creation of a 30-member expeditionary medical support team to provide emergency help in a U.S. domestic...
President Barack Obama is facing the slippery-slope problem in Iraq and Syria that he’s sought to avoid, with some advisers concluding that limited airstrikes...
President Barack Obama and his military commanders will meet Tuesday with defense chiefs from more than 20 nations participating in the fight against the...
American defense officials say Turkey will let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border,...
Turkey will let a U.S.-led coalition use its bases to battle ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq, American defense officials said Sunday, as Syrian Kurdish...
The Obama administration is boxed in by its promise to limit U.S. military engagement against ISIS extremists, making it tough to agree to Turkey’s condition...