WASHINGTON — Coalition airstrikes stopped hundreds of ISIS militants and civilians Wednesday from moving from one threatened ISIS enclave in Syria to another hundreds of miles east. ISIS had negotiated a ceasefire with Hezbollah, the Lebanese government and the Russian-backed Assad regime that included a deal to evacuate ISIS militants and their families from an […]
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Trump Responds To North Korea Firing Missile Over Japan
After North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan, President Donald Trump warned “all options are on the table” as the United States considers its response. “The world has received North Korea’s latest message loud and clear: This regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and […]
ACLU Sues Trump Over Transgender Military Ban
Transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen and other members of the military, along with others who want to enlist, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, hoping the federal courts will stop him from preventing their service. One federal lawsuit was filed in Baltimore by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland on behalf of six transgender individuals […]
Trump Unveils Details Of His Transgender Military Ban
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, seen here in June, has been relatively quiet about President Trump’s call for a ban on transgender service members in the U.S. military. New guidelines would give him leeway to determine who should serve. Transgender members of the U.S. military would be subject to removal at Defense Secretary James Mattis’ discretion […]
Trump To Send Thousands More American Soldiers To Afghanistan
President Trump has signed off on sending an additional 4,000 troops to Afghanistan, ahead of his address to the nation Monday night, Fox News has learned. Trump is set to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan, becoming the third commander-in-chief to attempt to stabilize the war-torn country and forge a victory in what is now America’s […]
10 Sailors Missing, 5 Injured In USS McCain Collision With Tanker
Ten sailors are missing and five injured after the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, the U.S. Navy said late Sunday. Authorities said four of those injured were medically evacuated by a Singapore navy helicopter. They suffered non-life threatening injuries. Search and rescue efforts […]
Trump To Announce His Plan For The War In Afghanistan
President Trump is set to address U.S. troops and the nation about the war in Afghanistan Monday night, the White House announced on Sunday, as the president considers whether to take a new approach to the conflict that has stretched on for 16 years. Trump will “provide an update on the path forward for America’s engagement […]
ISIS Terrorists Abusing Amphetamines In Order To Fight
Starving ISIS defenders who have surrendered or been captured in the siege of Raqqa have shown signs of using amphetamines to stay in what is described as a “brutal fight” for the Syrian city, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday. The ISIS fighters taken into custody recently by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and questioned […]
Trump Says Military Action Against Venezuela Is Possible
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not rule out a “military option” in Venezuela as the ruling regime there consolidates power. “We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary,” Trump told reporters at his New Jersey golf club on Friday. The president did not answer a question about […]
CIA Chief Says Nuclear War With North Korea Is Not Imminent
There is no imminent threat of a nuclear war with North Korea, the top US intelligence official says, amid growing tensions between the countries. CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Pyongyang was moving at an “ever-alarming rate” with its weapons programme and another missile test would not be surprising. But he warned that Washington’s “strategic patience” […]
Hawaii And Guam On High Alert Due To North Korean Threats
As the war of words ratchets up between North Korea and Donald Trump, some cities and other areas within the zone of a possible strike are taking steps to prepare their residents. While many pieces of the North Korean nuclear puzzle remain unknown, such as whether a rocket could survive reentry, as well as whether […]
America Is Ready For ‘Fight Tonight’ With North Korea
Pentagon officials told Fox News on Friday that the U.S. military stands ready to “fight tonight” on the Korean Peninsula, as President Trump said the U.S. is “locked and loaded” and retweeted images from U.S. Pacific Command showing B-1B Lancer bombers on Guam. At the same time, a North Korean state news agency statement warned […]