US military
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.
Pentagon releases prisoner abuse photos
The Pentagon releases nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2 Americans 'shot dead in Jordan'
Two US military personnel are reported to have been killed in a gun attack at a police training centre outside Jordan's capital, Amman.
US to extend Afghan military presence
President Barack Obama confirms plans to extend the US military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016, in a shift in policy.
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.
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.
Turkey bombs Islamic State targets in Syria
Turkish planes have for the first time carried out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria.