The Pentagon has given its tacit endorsement of Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory and no longer fears such operations could lead to a "dramatic" Russian escalation, The Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed US defense officials. The US position appears to...
The Israeli military on Sunday dropped threatening leaflets in southern Syria hours after launching missile strikes in the area. The Israeli missile strikes took place late Saturday, and reports said the strike hit a Syrian military radar system in an area of southern...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release that US forces carried out a raid in eastern Syria early Sunday morning and killed two "ISIS officials." CENTCOM named one of the ISIS officials as "Anas" and said this person was involved "in the group's deadly...
The US on Friday announced a new $275 million arms package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for the HIMARS rocket systems, marking the 27th drawdown from US military stockpiles for the Ukrainians. Announcing the new package, the Pentagon said that the US has...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday that he fears a full-blown war between Russia and NATO is a "real possibility" in a rare acknowledgment of the dangers of backing Ukraine. "I fear that the war in Ukraine will get out of control, and spread into a...
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes legislation that will give unprecedented US military support to Taiwan, a step that Beijing will view as a major provocation and the US moving further away from the one-China policy. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ),...
Finland's foreign minister said Thursday that while there's been progress alleviating Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's NATO bids, there is still no "clear date" on when Ankara will ratify their memberships. "What we are still missing is the clear date, a...
A group of House Democrats on Thursday released a statement welcoming Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) plan to bring the Yemen War Powers Resolution to the floor of the Senate for a vote next week. The resolution would end US support for the Saudi war and blockade on Yemen...
The House on Thursday passed the massive $858 billion 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a vote of 350-80, sending the bill to the Senate, where a vote is expected to be held next week. The $858 billion NDAA is $45 billion more than President Biden...
According to a report from CNN, the Biden administration is considering a request from Ukraine to provide cluster bombs, munitions that are banned by over 100 countries under an international treaty due to the harm they cause to civilians. Cluster munitions scatter...
