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US to withdraw from Chad, Niger amid counterterrorism role questions
The U.S. will relocate most of the forces it's deployed in Chad, and the majority of the U.S. personnel assigned to Niger are also expected to depart.
By Tara Copp, AP
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France to withdraw counterterrorism troops from Niger after coup
The decision came after the coup leaders said they were closing Niger’s airspace to French planes, commercial and military.
By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane, AP
Shadowy special ops sea bases are a ‘gap we know we have and we’re working on,’ Navy secretary says
While the U.S. Navy is certainly doing its part in building up the fleet, its focus on peer-level adversaries like Russia and China is at contention with its responsibility to provide off-shore staging areas for special operations forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
Report: Green Beret’s reprimand rescinded after Mattis pushes DoD to revisit punishments for Niger ambush
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was reportedly livid over the possibility that a junior officer who survived the 2017 Nniger ambush would face punishment, while senior leaders would escape blame.
By Kyle Rempfer
China says no plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan
Beijing is helping Afghanistan set up a mountain brigade for counterterrorism operations, an official said.
Trump picks Navy veteran as top counterterrorism official
President Donald Trump is nominating a Navy special operations veteran to be the nation’s top counterterrorism official.
US investigates allegations of civilian deaths after airstrike in Yemen
In the past three months, U.S. Central Command has launched 17 airstrikes targeting al-Qaida across Yemen, the command announced this week.
By Kyle Rempfer
Here’s how much the US has spent fighting terrorism since 9/11
Hint: From fiscal 2002 to 2017, the U.S. spent 16 percent of its entire discretionary budget as part of the counterterrorism fight.
By Aaron Mehta
Mattis seeks more cooperation with Pakistan on terror fight
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis pressed top Pakistani leaders Monday to “redouble” efforts to go after insurgents operating in safe havens, the Pentagon said, underscoring a long frustration with Islamabad over Taliban-linked militants that freely cross the border to conduct attacks against the U.S. and allies in Afghanistan.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US military halts exercises over Qatar crisis
Qatar is home to the massive Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of Central Command, which oversees the U.S.-led coalition’s bombing campaign against ISIS and manages a direct line to Russia to manage Syria’s crowded skies.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press