The Iraqi cabinet has approved the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States, in a vote that was surprisingly one-sided. 27 of 28 cabinet members voted in favor of the agreement, and the deal will now be sent to parliament for consideration. The vote...
A senior Russian military diplomat is quoted as saying that if NATO grants Membership Action Plans to Georgia and Ukraine, the Russian government will ultimately pull out of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty. The CFE is a treaty first put in place in the...
Senior American officials are reporting that the several month long Pakistani offensive in Bajaur is part of a broader military campaign which includes US strikes in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, which they are calling Operation Lionheart. There had been no previous...
While Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's support for the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States is likely to secure support from key Shi'ite political leaders for the latest draft, they face continued dissent from key Shi'ite religious leaders,...
Updated 11/15 11:30 AM EST With Iraq's cabinet preparing to discuss the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States, and a vote expected sometime this weekend, the latest and seemingly final draft of the controversial deal is expected to receive a shot in...
There may be no concrete evidence of a specific plot in the offing, but political leaders and intelligence officials in both the US and Britain are warning President-elect Barack Obama that his fledgling administration may be an appealing target for a 'spectacular'...
US drones fired three missiles at the house of a tribesman in a village along the border between North and South Waziristan Agencies, killing at least 12 and injuring an unknown number of others. An official from Pakistan's parliament said five of those killed were...
In a report which will be presented next week to a conference on the future of US-Iran policy, the Associated Press is reporting that experts will caution President-elect Barack Obama that adding more threats against Iran will not help resolve disputes between the two...
Just one month after North Korea finally came to an agreement with the west about resuming the dismantlement of its nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, tensions with the reclusive state are once again worsening. While last month's tensions focused around naval operations...
After a NATO meeting in Estonia, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates condemned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev over a plan announced last week to deploy missiles to Kaliningrad to counter an American missile defense base being constructed in Poland. Secretary Gates...
