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US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold ...
NATO rebuilding partner operations with Afghans
Most U.S. and coalition combat units in Afghanistan have returned to their practice of partnering with Afghan forces, nearly two weeks after the top U
US general charged with adultery, other sex crimes
An Army brigadier general who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and ...
Libya appoints military officers to head militias
Libya's military command appointed Monday a pair of army officers to head two powerful Islamist militias in the country's east, part of the ...
Woman takes helm following Air Force sex scandal
The Air Force handed the reins of basic training to a woman Friday following a sex scandal in which 42 female recruits say they were improperly ...
Panetta: US surge troops out of Afghanistan
The 33,000 additional U.S. troops that President Barack Obama ordered to Afghanistan to tamp down the Taliban attacks nearly two years ago have now ...
As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up
The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go ...
Woman to lead Air Force training after sex scandal
The Air Force chose a woman Saturday to lead its basic training unit at a Texas base where dozens of female recruits have alleged they were sexually ...
House chairman visits AF base reeling from scandal
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said the Air Force is diligently investigating a widening sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base ...
US commander: Stealth fighters '100 percent' safe
The deployment of a dozen F-22 stealth fighters to Japan has so far gone off without a hitch as the aircraft are being brought back into the skies in ...
Former official denies Israel poisoned Arafat
A former Israeli official on Wednesday denied suspicions that Israel poisoned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as France prepared to begin an ...
Militants attack Pakistan army post, kill 8 troops
Taliban militants ambushed a Pakistani army post near the Afghan border before dawn Wednesday, killing eight soldiers, in a reminder of the threat ...
Uganda's president elevates his son's army powers
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni made his son a one-star general and appointed him overall commander of the country's special forces, leading some ...
Rising Afghan insider attacks imperil US strategy
President Barack Obama declared Monday he is sticking to his war strategy of using U.S. troops to advise and mentor Afghan forces, even as a suddenly ...
Top US general in Afghanistan to discuss attacks
The U.S. military's top general met with American, coalition and local officials in Afghanistan on Monday to try to stop a wave of lethal attacks by ...
Pentagon: Iran building, training militia in Syria
U.S. defense officials are accusing Iran of increased meddling in Syria, including efforts to bolster its flagging armed forces, who are weary after ...
Egypt military signals support for president
Egypt's military signaled its acquiescence Monday to the president's surprise decision to retire the defense minister and chief of staff and retake ...