Its behavior in recent years may have left Turkey a NATO ally "in name only," but some analysts say there is virtually no appetite -- and no legal mechanism -- to kick the country out of the 70-year-old alliance even as its military offensive in Syria further divides Ankara from the U.S. and its Western partners. Published October 16, 2019
U.S. military exchanges have stopped selling e-cigarettes and all vape-related products, officials said Tuesday amid growing fears over the products' health effects. Published October 15, 2019
President Trump has stoked his political base by touting the withdrawal of more than 1,000 U.S. troops from Syria as keeping his 2016 campaign promise to end American involvement in foreign "forever wars." The problem is that the Pentagon's near-simultaneous deployment of some 3,000 troops and advanced missiles to Saudi Arabia is likely to trigger an escalation with Iran that could undercut Mr. Trump's determination to get the U.S. military out Middle East entanglements. Published October 14, 2019
Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops returned to northern Syria on Monday to back up Kurdish forces in their increasingly desperate fight with the Turkish military, marking a major geopolitical turning point for the region and sparking a fresh wave of bipartisan criticism over President Trump's decision to pull U.S. forces out of the fight. Published October 14, 2019
A soldier shot in the head in 2009 during the search for former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl died last weekend, according to media reports. Published October 14, 2019
President Trump on Sunday ordered another pullback of U.S. troops inside Syria as a Turkish military invasion gains steam and the geopolitical situation deteriorates, with American-backed Kurdish forces now pursuing an alliance with Moscow and the government of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Published October 13, 2019
The U.S. will soon begin a "deliberate withdrawal" of all its troops from northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday. Published October 13, 2019
Hundreds of Islamic State supporters attacked guards, stormed the gates and escaped a detention camp in northeast Syria on Sunday, according to Kurdish officials who warned that similar incidents are likely to follow as Turkey forges ahead with its military invasion. Published October 13, 2019
U.S. forces inside Syria could still be at risk of harm as Turkey continues its military incursion into the war-torn country, Pentagon officials said Friday. Published October 11, 2019
President Trump is personally responsible for deaths and injuries sustained by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria as a Turkish military assault advances, and he bears the blame for a looming resurgence of the Islamic State terror group, a spokeswoman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told The Washington Times on Thursday. Published October 10, 2019
Turkey on Wednesday launched a military offensive into northern Syria with the goal of crushing U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and eliminating a "terror corridor" on its border. Published October 9, 2019
Turkey amassed troops and moved heavy weapons to its border with Syria on Tuesday in apparent preparation for a major assault on U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, with Ankara steamrolling over an international outcry and pledging to eliminate what it calls a "terror corridor" in its backyard. Published October 8, 2019
The Defense Department insisted Tuesday that top military officials were consulted and fully in the loop about President Trump's surprise decision to pull dozens of U.S. special forces from the Syria-Turkey border ahead of a Turkish military incursion. Published October 8, 2019
World leaders were "preparing for the worst" Monday as Turkey moved quickly toward a sweeping military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria after President Trump's surprise announcement that he would pull American forces out of a crucial buffer zone along the border between the two nations. Published October 7, 2019
American-backed Kurdish-led fighters in northeast Syria accused President Trump of a "stab in the back" on Monday, hours after the White House announced U.S. troops would vacate the area, giving a greenlight to Turkey to begin a long-awaited military operation against the group. Published October 7, 2019
Hackers with ties to the Iranian government have carried out hundreds of recent cyberattacks against American journalists, government officials, and even a 2020 U.S. presidential candidate, Microsoft said Friday. Published October 4, 2019
One soldier broke his back and another 17 were injured during a nighttime training exercise at Mississippi's Camp Shelby on Wednesday night, military officials said, sparking an hourslong rescue mission to rescue paratroopers trapped high atop pine trees. Published October 3, 2019
The Pentagon on Tuesday officially took over the federal background-check system, with a new agency inside the Defense Department now charged with reducing a massive backlog of clearances for employees and contractors. Published October 2, 2019
The rest of the world was watching the pomp, circumstance and speeches celebrating China's 70th anniversary Tuesday, but military analysts were glued to another spectacle in the heart of Beijing: the arsenal of cutting-edge weaponry capable of challenging U.S. military might for decades to come. Published October 1, 2019
The collapse of peace talks in Afghanistan has left the U.S. with few military options as intense fighting resumes, while the near complete lack of public and political support for an influx of ground troops means the Trump administration must search for new ways to put pressure back onto the Taliban. Published September 26, 2019
