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No easy way for US to back military threats to Pyongyang
President Donald Trump is raising pressure on North Korea, touting the US naval "armada" he ordered to the troubled peninsula...
US launches cruise missile strikes on Syrian airbase
The United States has launched cruise missile strikes on an airbase in Syria, US officials said on Thursday, responding to...
Pentagon has broad military arsenal available for Syria strike
The United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a...
Pentagon reviewing how it counts troop numbers
The Pentagon is reviewing how it counts US troop numbers in Iraq and Syria, an official said Monday, as it...
Trump boosts US military authority for Somalia fighting
President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist insurgents...
US Senate advances approval of Montenegro into NATO
The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to advance the approval of Montenegro as the newest member of NATO, in what...
US probes Mosul bombing amid worries of rising civilian deaths
The Pentagon said Monday it was reviewing more than 700 video feeds of coalition air strikes on west Mosul, Iraq...
Russia denies supplying Taliban after NATO claim
Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...
China and Nepal to Hold First Joint Military Exercises
China and Nepal are preparing to hold their first-ever joint military exercises, officials from both countries confirmed. A spokesman for...
Germany Blocks Arms Sales to Turkey
The German government has refused approval for military exports to NATO partner country Turkey on a growing number of occasions....
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