Fort Stewart soldier, spouse charged with starving child to death
The couple faces one count of felony murder, along with two counts of second-degree murder, in the child’s unlawful death.
By J.D. Simkins
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Fort Leonard Wood soldier faces court-martial in soldier’s death
The victim's body was found in a dumpster near a barracks building.
By Todd South
Leaked ISIS propaganda video allegedly shows deaths of US troops in Niger ambush
The Islamic State released a propaganda video Sunday that allegedly depicts the Oct. 4 ambush near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, that killed four U.S. soldiers.
AFRICOM is investigating ISIS claims that it has video of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger
U.S. Africa Command is investigating a series of posts by a Twitter user claiming to have footage from the October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Former Marine gets life for murder and rape of Okinawa woman
A Japanese court on Friday convicted a U.S. military contractor of murder and rape charges in the death of an Okinawa woman and sentenced him to life in prison.
Report: SEAL wanted to ‘get back’ at strangled Green Beret for party snub
Multiple media outlets are reporting that two Navy SEALs being investigated in the homicide of an Army Green Beret in Mali wanted to get back at the soldier for a perceived party slight.
By Todd South
Report: Strangled Green Beret may have discovered SEALs’ illicit cash scheme
An Army Special Forces soldier may have discovered an alleged illicit cash scheme before his death in Mali.
By Todd South
SEALs in Green Beret death changed their stories during the investigation
Two Navy SEALs under investigation in the death of an Army Green Beret in Africa changed their story to investigators from when the death was first reported to after the autopsy revealed that the soldier had died of “homicide by asphyxiation.”
By Todd South
US promises up to $60M for anti-extremist force in Africa
The U.S. pledged up to $60 million Monday to help a 5,000-soldier African force get going on fighting extremists in western Africa’s vast Sahel region, but Washington remains cool to putting U.N. resources into the nearly $500 million-a-year effort as Sahel countries look to the world body for financing.
3 Green Berets killed in Niger, 2 others injured in attack
A joint American and Nigerien patrol came under hostile fire in southwest Niger, according to LCDR Anthony Falvo, a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command.
By Shawn Snow
Army specialist pleads guilty in Fort Campbell soldier's slaying
An Army specialist has pleaded guilty in the killing of a Fort Campbell soldier and could face life in prison without parole.
American commandos face complicated mission in Mali
U.S. forces face a task fraught with complications stemming from Mali’s complex political atmosphere, which features a plethora of extremist groups, terrorist organizations and sophisticated weaponry.
By Shawn Snow