Category: Foreign

One of three American service members killed in a roadside car bomb attack on a convoy outside of Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield on Monday was a New York firefighter, officials said Tuesday. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, a 15-year veteran of the FDNY, worked for Ladder Companies 27 and 17 in the Bronx, according to […]

Two Marines were killed Saturday night in a helicopter crash near Yuma, Ariz., according to officials. The two pilots were conducting a routine training mission as part of a weapons and tactics instructor course on AH-1Z Viper helicopters when they crashed. The cause of the crash is still unknown, according to the Marine Corps. read more at thehill.com

BAGHOUZ, Syria — The caliphate has crumbled, and the final offensive is over. While the official announcement hasn’t yet been made – Fox News has been told that this village, the last ISIS stronghold, is liberated. It’s the first time since we’ve been here in Syria for five days that the bombs have stopped dropping […]

The U.S. military is reportedly making plans to keep almost 1,000 troops in Syria, several months after President Trump said he was removing all U.S. forces from the country. Citing U.S. officials, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the Trump administration plans to continue supporting Kurdish fighters in Syria. read more at thehill.com

President Trump will soon formally seek a total of $8.6 billion in new border wall funding from Congress as part of the White House’s upcoming budget proposal for the next fiscal year, three sources close to the budget process tell Fox News, although the aggressive request faces all-but-certain rejection in Congress amid a growing crisis at […]

As the once-powerful Islamic State (ISIS) crumbles, and its desperate fighters make a last stand in its final enclave surrounded by U.S.-backed coalition forces, its ideological leader is nowhere to be found. ISIS militants who have surrendered to coalition forces believe that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has abandoned the struggle when his leadership is needed most. His absence […]

President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order revoking an Obama-era requirement to publicly report the number of U.S. drone strikes outside of war zones and the number of civilians killed by them. The new policy does not cover Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, areas of conflict where the United States has troops currently deployed. It […]

Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, disclosed during an emotional Senate hearing on Wednesday she was “preyed upon and then raped” in the Air Force by a superior officer. The Arizona Republican, who served 26 years in the Air Force, made the disclosure during a Senate hearing on sexual assault […]

Satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be taking steps to reactivate a partially decommissioned long-range rocket test site on the west coast of the country. Experts say they see evidence that workers are re-building at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. In a matter of days, a rocket engine test stand and a large transfer structure […]

President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that “100 percent” of the ISIS caliphate – the self-proclaimed Islamic state in Syria — has been defeated. Beginning back in December, citing U.S. success in Syria, Trump has ordered most American troops in Syria withdrawn. The Pentagon would not confirm the president’s assertion about ISIS being defeated, instead […]

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan shot down two Indian warplanes Wednesday in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured a pilot, its military said, raising tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals to a level unseen in 20 years. The dramatic escalation came hours after Pakistan said mortar shells fired by Indian troops from across the frontier dividing […]