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More US troops, equipment headed to Middle East amid Iranian threats
The Pentagon is sending more troops and equipment to the Middle East in anticipation of a possible Iranian attack on Israel.
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Most casualties from recent attacks in Middle East are brain injuries
Troops have been attacked 170 times since October.
40 militants killed in strikes on Iraq and Syria, Pentagon says
The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January.
After Jordan attack, Pentagon weighs options to bolster base security
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
Army picks deploying units to test electronic, cyber and drone warfare
The Army will select brigades to experiment with networks, cyber, electromagnetic warfare, small drones and loitering munitions while deployed.
By Todd South
Iran-backed attacks in Middle East continue after dozens of US strikes
The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war.
US warns of more retaliation if Iran-backed militias continue attacks
The U.S. and U.K. struck 36 Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen on on Saturday alone.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP
US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria after fatal drone attack
The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes on sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias in retaliation for the weekend drone attack in Jordan.
Army posthumously promotes 3 soldiers killed in Jordan drone attack
“This progression recognizes their courage, honor, and fidelity in service to this great nation."
By Sarah Sicard
Islamic Resistance in Iraq blamed for fatal drone attack on US troops
Sunday's drone attack on the Tower 22 base in Jordan killed three U.S. soldiers.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press