Special to WorldTribune.com The United States has relocated more than 100 soldiers in Egypt after multiple attacks on their Sinai camp by jihadists affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The Pentagon said the troops, part of the Multinational Force of Observers (MFO), were transferred about 300 miles south to a more secure […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States carried out “freedom of navigation” operations against China and 12 other countries last year, the Pentagon reported on April 25. China’s sovereignty claims and military buildup in the South China Sea were the main focus of the missions and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the Navy would continue […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A deployment of largely Army Green Berets will join the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Syria, Obama administration officials confirmed on April 24. The Green Berets are among a group of 250 military personnel being deployed to Syria, increasing to 300 the number of U.S. forces battling […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States voiced its objection to China’s use of a military plane to land on a South China Sea man-made island in what Beijing claimed was a mission to evacuate three severely ill construction workers. “We’re aware that a Chinese military aircraft landed at Fiery Cross Reef on Sunday (April 17) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has offered to remove Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. The administration of President Barack Obama has drafted plans to remove the CW stockpile of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said the Defense Department has offered a technical solution to transfer the CW from war-torn Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has highlighted its counter-insurgency skills during the visit of a senior U.S. defense official. The Army’s special operations forces demonstrated CI skills during the first official visit by U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Carter arrived in Israel in late July for strategic talks on such issues […]