Iraq's Government Has Officially Asked The US To Launch Airstrikes Against...
U.S. General Martin Dempsey has announced that the Iraqi government has formally requested that the U.S. launch airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and its allies.ISIS,...
View ArticleAmazing Photo Of A British Jet Intercepting A Heavily Armed Russian Fighter
On June 17, Royal Air Force Typhoons were scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s Baltics Air Policing mission.According to the information released by the RAF, the Typhoons...
View ArticleBowe Bergdahl's Roommate: He's A Deserter Who Should Be Prosecuted
The roommate of released U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl testified Wednesday about the freed soldier’s questionable mental state and demanded that Bergdahl be prosecuted as a deserter for the “ultimate...
View ArticleHere's How A Marine Blown Apart By A Grenade In Afghanistan Made An...
Retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter is set to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for bravery, on June 19. Carpenter will be the third Marine to be awarded the medal since the start...
View ArticleHow ISIS Makes Its Millions
Days before the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria took control of the major city of Mosul, Iraqi officials seized more than 100 computer flash drives with detailed information about the group’s...
View ArticleDAVID PETRAEUS: The US Can't Serve As The Air Force For Iraqi Militias
General David Petraeus, the lead architect of the Iraq surge in 2007 and former head of U.S. Central Command, expressed caution over the use of American air power to support the Iraqi government...
View ArticleThe Smartphone Even The NSA May Have Trouble Hacking Is Coming Soon
If you're worried about the NSA listening in on your smartphone, Silent Circle's "Blackphone" may be the last best hope.First announced in January, the Android-based phone goes on sale before the start...
View ArticleThe 10 Most-Impressive US Military Technologies Right Now
As a laser weapon capable of shooting down enemy drones is developed by the US military, we look at other weird gizmos and gadgets soon to be rolled out by the US armyA laser weapon capable of shooting...
View ArticleBIDEN TO MALIKI: You Can Forget US Help If You Don't Work With Rival Factions
US Vice President Joe Biden pushed Washington's calls for greater political inclusion in Iraq in phone calls with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other top officials, amid a deepening crisis.With...
View ArticleMilitants Fly Their Black Flags Over Iraq Refinery
BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni militants have hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents in...
View ArticleIraqi Prime Minister Maliki Claims Momentum Against ISIS — But Battle For...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki insisted on Wednesday that government forces had halted the advance of hardline Sunni militants across the country.The clashes at the country's largest oil refinery...
View ArticleThe U.S. Is Opposing Russia And China's Draft Of An Arms Control Treaty For...
The United States is opposing a new draft treaty submitted to the United Nations last week by China and Russia that seeks legally binding curbs on weapons in space amid concerns that both states are...
View ArticleThere Have Only Been 15 Instances In Modern Combat Worthy Of America's...
On Thursday, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, making him the 15th recipient of the nation's highest military award for bravery after more than a decade of war in...
View ArticleThese Amazing Pictures Show What Iraq Was Like Before The Country's Decades...
Iraq has lived under a nearly-continuous state of conflict or international sanctions since 1980, the year the war with neighboring Iran began. After the ravages of Saddam Hussein's decades in power...
View ArticleIt's Time To Face America's Failure In Iraq
The last week, which has seen murderously radical Sunni jihadists take over much of Iraq and even threaten Baghdad, has witnessed the unraveling of the past dozen years of U.S. policy in that country,...
View ArticleMarine Who Covered A Grenade To Save His Best Friend: 'I Wouldn't Change...
"I wasn’t gonna make it. I had come to terms that I was gonna die, and I was very sure of that.”Those thoughts raced through Marine Corporal Kyle Carpenter's head in the moments after he dove on top of...
View ArticleNATO: Russia Is Placing Thousand Of Troops Along The Ukrainian Border
MOSCOW (AP) — Intense fighting raged Thursday in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia insurgents said they were losing the battle with government forces and begged the Kremlin for military help.NATO's...
View ArticleHere's The New Kurdish Country That Could Emerge Out Of The Iraq Crisis
Chaos is spreading in Iraq as the militant jihadi group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and its affiliated members launch operations throughout the country, and Syria's civil is still...
View ArticleAmazing Photos Of A Multinational Air Force Exercise Currently Underway In...
Several Turkish and foreign aerial squadrons are attending Exercise Anatolian Eagle, lasting from June 9 to 20, which is currently underway at the Konya airbase in Turkey.Inspired by the American Red...
View ArticleIsraeli Official: A Hamas Leader Living In Turkey Is Behind The Kidnapping Of...
A Hamas leader currently living in Turkey is believed to be behind the kidnapping of the three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank last week, an Israeli security official said Thursday.The official...
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