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5 missiles hit Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
Two Iraqi security officials said the missiles hit only a few yards from where U.S. forces are stationed.
Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
The Pentagon has released the identities of a Green Beret and a former Ranger turned cryptologic linguist killed in combat.
By Kyle Rempfer
As virus spreads, China toils to feed quarantined city
China already was struggling with surging food prices due to an outbreak of African swine fever that began in 2018.
Two Special Force soldiers killed, 6 wounded during apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
A U.S. official in Afghanistan said troops came under fire during an operation in Nangarhar Province.
Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops
Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country’s last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition fighters, even as Turkey sent reinforcements seeking to curtail the offensive, Syrian state media reported.
Explainer: Are you in danger of catching the coronavirus?
This is only the third time that we’ve seen a coronavirus jump species from animals to humans.
By Dr. William Petri, University of Virginia
ISIS leader ‘Jabba the Hutt’ captured, taken away in pickup truck bed
A good day for security, but a bad day for Iraq’s delivery food service industry.
By J.D. Simkins
Several rockets land near Iraqi base housing US troops
No coalition troops were injured in a rocket attack that struck near al-Asad airbase.
By Shawn Snow
How climate change destroyed an ancient war machine
New research reveals that climate change contributed to the meteoric rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and then led to its precipitous collapse.
By Ashish Sinha, California State University, Dominguez Hills and Gayatri Kathayat, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Trump says al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog’ in US commando raid in Syria
Al-Baghdadi’s last moments alive were spent in “panic and dread” as the ISIS leader was “terrified of the American forces bearing down on him," and he died “whimpering and crying and screaming” like a coward, Trump told reporters Sunday.
Medal of Honor announced for Green Beret who braved enemy fire to rescue teammates in Afghanistan
The battle took place in Shok Valley, Afghanistan, during a joint U.S.-Afghan raid to kill or capture Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
By Kyle Rempfer