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US forces kill terror leader linked to ambush on Americans in Syria

The strike in Syria is the latest U.S. response in the wake of a Dec. 13 ambush there that killed two U.S. soldiers and one U.S. interpreter.

By J.D. Simkins and Tanya Noury

4 weeks ago

Trump faces sharper questions over possible military action on Iran

The White House insists military options remain “on the table” regarding Iran, with the Islamic Republic convulsed by nationwide protests.

4 weeks ago

US forces in Qatar eye evacuating some personnel amid Iran tension

The decision to move personnel comes in the wake of a senior official in Iran bringing up an earlier Iranian attack on U.S. troops there.

4 weeks ago

Air Force One greeted by fighter escorts during Trump’s Mideast visit

Like Saudi Arabia did a day earlier, Qatar gave Trump's Air Force One a ceremonial escort from its F-15 fighter jets — an exceptionally rare sight.

9 months ago

USS Carl Vinson in Mideast ahead of Iran-US nuclear talks

The operation comes as U.S. officials have linked the U.S.′ monthlong campaign against the Houthis as a means to pressure Iran in the negotiations.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

10 months ago

US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan

U.S. officials are also continuing their search for Austin Tice, an American journalist and Marine Corps vet who disappeared 12 years ago near Damascus.

14 months ago