Tag: US military

US military struggles to weed out soldiers with far-right ties

KANSAS: The arrest of a US soldier with far-right sympathies who is suspected of plotting an attack on American soil to spark "chaos" has...

US struck Iranian military computers this week

WASHINGTON: U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for...

Sexual assaults in US military spike despite Pentagon attempts to crackdown

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense said Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 per cent in 2018...

US military airstrike in Somalia kills 4 al-Shabab fighters

MOGADISHU: The US military says it has carried out an airstrike in Somalia that killed four members of the al-Shabab extremist group. The US Africa...

Trump says US military ready if North Korea’s Kim acts foolishly

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, speaking on Thursday after canceling a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the US military stood ready...

Pak-US tension may flare up Afghan conflict: Chinese media

BEIJING: New tensions between Pakistan and the United States will make the Afghan conflict more intense and violent, says Chinese media. Reacting against the suspension...

US military weighs Afghan supply options amid Pakistan spat

WASHINGTON:  Pentagon officials are watching for Pakistan’s next moves after Washington froze security aid payments to Islamabad, claiming it is not doing enough to...

US helicopter part crashes on Japanese school

OKINAWA:  Part of a US helicopter has crashed on a school in Okinawa, Japan, renewing tensions with the local population. The window dropped on the...

Trump signs memo banning transgender troops  

In a widely anticipated move, Trump directed the military “to return to the longstanding policy and practice on military service by transgender individuals prior to June 2016” – to go into effect from March 23, 2018.

Afghan forces’ casualties climbing in 2016, top US commander says

Afghan forces are suffering rising levels of battlefield casualties this year after unprecedented numbers of police and soldiers were killed and wounded in 2015,...

Afghanistan welcomes broader US military role against Taliban

Afghanistan on Saturday hailed Washington´s decision to expand the US military´s authority to tackle a resurgent Taliban insurgency, saying the support will boost the...

ISIS hackers publish hit list of US military men

A group claiming to be hackers for Islamic State (ISIS) has published a ‘hit list’ of more than 70 US military men who have...

Karachi port used for transportation of US military equipment

A large number of US military vehicles were discharged by a vessel at Karachi Port in the first week of this month. The consignee...