Pentagon identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, 27, died Wednesday in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, from wounds he suffered when an improvised explosive device exploded during combat operations. By: Michelle Tan 11 hours ago
North Korea warns it won't negotiate nukes if US is hostile North Korea warned the United States that it will never put its nuclear weapons program on the negotiating table as long as the Trump administration keeps up its “hostile policy and nuclear threat.” By: Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press 12 hours ago
US-backed Kurdish fighters follow in footsteps of WWII Marine Raiders with homemade sniper rifle U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters known as the People’s Protection Unit, or YPG, are fielding a monster-sized 12.7 mm homemade sniper rifle pieced together from other weapons. By: Shawn Snow 20 hours ago
Dunford: War would be 'horrific' but North Korea nukes 'unimaginable' A military solution to the North Korean missile threat would be “horrific” but allowing Pyongyang to develop the capability to launch a nuclear attack on the United States is “unimaginable,” the top U.S. military officer said Thursday in Beijing. By: Christopher Bodeen, Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, AP 1 day ago
Trump aide Steve Bannon: No military solution in North Korea Contradicting a boss already under pressure to fire him, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon says there’s no military solution to the threat posed by North Korea and its nuclear ambitions. Just last week, Trump pledged to answer North Korean aggression with “fire and fury.” By: Darlene Superville, The Associated Press 1 day ago
Turkish variants of the U.S. M72 LAW anti-tank rocket keep ending up in ISIS stockpiles The HAR-66 — the Turkish version of the U.S. M72 — was discovered by the research group on the outskirts of Mosul in mid-March. By: Shawn Snow 1 day ago
China urges US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats China has urged the United States and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and work toward a peaceful resolution of their tense standoff created by Pyongyang’s recent missile tests and threats to fire them toward Guam. By: Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press 1 day ago
Iraqi, coalition aircraft step up airstrikes on ISIS-held town Iraqi and coalition planes have stepped up airstrikes on Islamic State targets in the town of Tal Afar ahead of a planned offensive there, Iraq’s air force commander said on Tuesday. By: Qassim Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press 2 days ago
Taliban 'open letter' to Trump urges US to leave Afghanistan The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday released an “open letter” to President Donald Trump, reiterating their calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 16 years of war. By: The Associated Press 2 days ago
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