US to deploy 400 troops to Turkey, to tackle Syria spillover
The US will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said on Friday....
View ArticleNATO troops may leave Afghanistan by 2015
The Obama administration gave the first explicit signal on Tuesday that it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon’s view that thousands of troops...
View ArticleSuicides in US military rise, even as combat lessens
Less combat is not translating to less stress for US troops. Members of the military committed suicide at a record pace of almost one per day in 2012, and some experts think the trend will grow worse...
View ArticleTop US commander in Afghanistan cleared of misconduct in Petraeus scandal
A Pentagon investigation has cleared Gen. John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, of professional misconduct in exchanging emails with a civilian woman linked to the sex scandal that led...
View ArticleUS thinks Al Qaeda, eyes drone base in Africa
Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration’s growing concern about extremist influences in the volatile region. They also raise...
View ArticleTaliban likely to be long-term threat in Afghanistan: US official
The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after US troops complete their combat mission by 2014, the top...
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