A pair of U.S. Air Force stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian attack jets in Syria, an area off-limits to Russian jets based on a long-standing mutual agreement, a U.S. defense official told Fox News on Thursday. During the incident, both American F-22 jets fired flares after cutting across the front of the Russian jets, […]
U.S. Military to Stay in Syria ‘as long as we need to’…
The US military plans to stay in Syria as long as necessary to ensure the Islamic State group does not return, a Pentagon official told AFP on Tuesday. “We are going to maintain our commitment on the ground as long as we need to, to support our partners and prevent the return of terrorist groups,” […]
U.S. Continues to Help Search for Argentine Sub Crew…
U.S. military ships and aircraft on Wednesday continued to assist the search for an Argentine submarine that has been lost in the South Atlantic for seven days as experts say the crew might be reaching a critical period of low oxygen. The ARA San Juan, a TRA 1700 German-built diesel-electric submarine with a crew of […]
White House Military Personnel Reassigned Amid Investigation Into Contacts With Foreign Women During Trump’s Asia Trip…
Three military personnel have been reassigned from their White House jobs amid allegations that they had improper contact with foreign women while traveling with President Trump on his recent trip to Asia, according to officials familiar with the situation. The service members all worked for the White House Communications Agency, a specialized military unit that […]
Update on Syria…
“Now, Syria could be divided into 7 sectors controlled by various parties: The Syrian government, backed by its allies – Iran, Hezbollah and Russia, controls the biggest part of the country, including the cities of Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Deir Ezzor, Damascus, Latakia, as-Suwayda and Tartus. However, the militant-held pockets inside the government-held area pose a […]
Massive U.S. Military Social Media Spying Archive Left Wide Open in AWS S3 Buckets…
Three misconfigured AWS S3 buckets have been discovered wide open on the public internet containing “dozens of terabytes” of social media posts and similar pages – all scraped from around the world by the US military to identify and profile persons of interest. The archives were found by UpGuard’s veteran security-breach hunter Chris Vickery during…
The Pentagon Has Detained a U.S. Citizen for More Than Two Months – and Said Little…
For more than two months, the U.S. military has held an American citizen in detention in Iraq. Officials allege that the man fought alongside the Islamic State in Syria — but other than that, the Pentagon has provided little information about him. The man reportedly surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces on Sept. 12 and […]
Senate Sends Budget-Busting Defense Bill to Trump…
The Senate gave final approval to the $700 billion compromise defense policy bill Thursday that would advocate a major military buildup called for by congressional defense hawks, but would bust through strict caps on defense spending to do it. The National Defense Authorization Act was quickly passed by voice vote, without any final debate or […]
House Votes to End U.S. Military’s Involvement in the War in Yemen…
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) had initially led a bipartisan effort with Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Walter Jones (R-N.C.) to push a vote on a resolution to end the U.S. military’s involvement in the war against the Houthis in Yemen. The compromise resolution negotiated with leadership of both parties, the House Foreign […]
Raqqa’s Dirty Secret: Hidden Deal to Allow Hundreds of Islamic State Fighters Escape…
The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, under the gaze of the US and British-led coalition and Kurdish-led forces who control the city. A convoy included some of IS’s most notorious members and – despite reassurances – dozens of foreign fighters. […]
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