US military

Confessions of an American intellectual / A dangerous moment for US hegemony

If the US has been letting Israel subvert its policies for decades, what has changed since October 7, 2023 that will allow it now to stand up to Israel’s bullying?

Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: Overstepping China’s ‘red line’

US-China friction over Taiwan likely to have worrying impacts on global stability.

US military strikes in Iraq stir regional hornet’s nest

The United States stirred a hornet’s nest that stretches far beyond Iraq when it attacked an Iranian-backed militia on the weekend.

US biggest military spender in World, India in South Asia

The United States’ military spending has dominated the world for years, but recent data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and India are other four biggest spenders on military.

Eyeing Russia, US military shifts toward more global war games

The US military is moving toward more global exercises to better prepare for a more assertive Russia and other worldwide threats, a senior officer says.

Trump bans transgender people from the US military, via Twitter

President Donald Trump announces that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military, citing the "tremendous medical costs and disruption" their presence would cause.

US forces in Okinawa under curfew after suspected murder

The US military base on Japan's island of Okinawa has imposed a midnight curfew and a ban on alcohol after the arrest of an ex-Marine suspected of killing a Japanese woman.

PLOT TO ATTACK US TROOPS IN UK / Bangladeshi-origin man jailed for life

A Bangladeshi-origin British man who plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on US military personnel based in England has been jailed for life and told he will spend at least 12 years behind bars.

Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes'

Up to $800m (£550m) in cash held by so-called Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says.

April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016

IS rocket expert 'killed by drone' - US

A militant from the so-called Islamic State (IS) believed to be responsible for a deadly attack on US troops in northern Iraq has been killed in a drone strike, the US military says.

February 6, 2016
February 6, 2016

US military abuse scandal: Pentagon releases 198 prisoner photos

The Pentagon releases nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago.

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

US bomber flies over SKorea as show of force against North

A US long-range heavy bomber flew over South Korea, the US military says, days after North Korea conducted its first alleged hydrogen bomb test in defiance of international sanctions.

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

Air strikes kill ‘Bangladeshi militant’ in Syria

10 alleged members of Islamic State (IS) including a Bangladeshi are killed in coalition force’s air strikes in Syria and Iraq in last one month, according to a list prepared by the US military.

November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015

2 US army men dead in S Korea helicopter crash

Two US military personnel have been killed when their helicopter crashed outside South Korea's capital, Seoul.

November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015

US air strike 'hits 238 IS oil trucks'

A US air strike has destroyed more than 238 fuel trucks controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants in north-east Syria, the US military has said.

November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015

2 Americans 'shot dead at Jordan police training centre'

Two US military personnel are reported to have been killed in a gun attack at a police training centre outside Jordan's capital, Amman.

October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015

US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift

President Barack Obama confirms plans to extend the US military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016, in a shift in policy.

October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015

Syria conflict: US air drop for anti-IS forces in Hassakeh

The US military has delivered more than 45 tonnes of ammunition to rebels fighting the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in north-eastern Syria.

October 3, 2015
October 3, 2015

9 killed in US air strike on Afghan hospital

A US air strike hits a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in the Afghan city of Kunduz, killing at least nine people in what the US military called possible "collateral damage" in the battle to oust Taliban insurgents.

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