At least five Nigerien troops were killed along with four US soldiers in the attack... READ MORE›
That segment shows, in part, at least two soldiers shooting and jogging alongside an SUV while taking fire near the village of Tongo Tongo... READ MORE›
Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE›
Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE›
Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE›
The United States military presence in Niger grew from about 100 personnel in 2013 to about 800 troops now... READ MORE›
The incidents on the southern island of Okinawa included the emergency landings of two US military helicopters... READ MORE›
Four Americans were wounded during a combat engagement in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday... READ MORE›
The Mildenhall air base, about 75 miles northeast of London, is used by the United States Air Force. A suspect is in custody... READ MORE›
The two Tongo Tongo villagers said they also saw the bodies of the three other American soldiers -- Staff Sgts... READ MORE›
Putin, that the United States would defend the alliance's members closest to the Russian frontier... READ MORE›
President-elect Donald Trump has called for a revitalization of the U.S. military, as well as better treatment of veterans... READ MORE›
The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE›
Dunford promised that the Pentagon will release more information when it can... READ MORE›
Today, there are about 800 soldiers assisting in the fight against al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and Boko Haram, the Nigerian extremist militant group... READ MORE›
Amnesty International urges the US and other countries to stop arms transfers that could fuel atrocities... READ MORE›
US President Donald Trump has approved expanded military operations against al-Shabab, including more aggressive air raids and considering parts of southern Somalia areas of active hostilities... READ MORE›
Ms Johnson also addressed Mr Trump's claims that Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson lied about the condolence call he had had with her... READ MORE›
But Mr. Trump seems to have taken that appreciation and reliance to another level... READ MORE›
'This is the girl for me, Granny,' Sergeant Wright's grandmother, Elaine Trull, remembered him saying... READ MORE›
Media reports say three US soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the ambush in south-western Niger... READ MORE›
Even as it has carried out a military campaign against the Islamic State for years, the United States has increasingly targeted Qaeda militants in Idlib Province... READ MORE›
Earlier Wednesday, a US commander accused Russian and Syrian jets of bombing US-backed fighters in Syria... READ MORE›
The team members killed in Niger were part of a contingent of about 800 U.S. troops in the country, U.S. Africa Command said... READ MORE›
As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE›
Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›
About 6,000 American troops are spread across Africa, mostly concentrated in Niger, Djibouti and Somalia... READ MORE›
Sgt La David Johnson was one of four US soldiers killed in Niger earlier this month... READ MORE›
The Americans, along with a few Nigerien soldiers, he said, continued to engage the militants... READ MORE›
A high-speed fibre-optic line connects the base to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, from where the US flies drones that target terrorist groups in Somalia... READ MORE›
Officials have warned military personnel that Islamic State forces may be planning attacks against them in the United States, ABC News reported on Monday... READ MORE›
Facing direct engagement from government forces, Boko Haram has reverted to old tactics, bombing so-called soft targets in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri... READ MORE›
Estimates by the National Center for Transgender Equality say up to 15,000 transgender people serve in the US military... READ MORE›
The firefight lasted roughly 30 minutes and involved less than a dozen United States troops and more than 20 Nigerien soldiers... READ MORE›
Defense officials said only that the commando operation that led to the capture of the Islamic State militant was conducted in recent weeks in Iraq... READ MORE›
He said the training would begin in western Ukraine near the Polish border later this autumn... READ MORE›
They practiced donning protective equipment and learned to care properly for Ebola patients as well as teach others to provide treatment... READ MORE›
I personally think the American and Nigerien force was just overwhelmed, the administration official said... READ MORE›
Nigeria is in the process of establishing a multinational force to fight Boko Haram with soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin... READ MORE›
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