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VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs
More than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year.
Investigators arrest soldier deployed in Afghanistan accused of raping Alabama student
U.S. Army criminal investigators have arrested a deployed soldier accused of raping an Alabama college student last year.
Trump: US doesn’t endorse Turkey’s assault on Syria
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. does not endorse Turkey’s military assault on Syria, calling the operation a “bad idea.”
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
George W. Bush’s portraits of veterans make Washington debut
George W. Bush's portraits of injured post-9/11 veterans have made their Washington debut at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
By Patricia Kime
As Turkey launches operation in northern Syria, the coalition touts recent SDF success countering ISIS
According to a release from Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have nabbed several ISIS commanders and facilitators in counterterrorism operations spanning Oct. 2 to Oct. 5.
By Shawn Snow
Turkey begins offensive aimed at Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an announcement Sunday by U.S. President Donald Trump that American troops would step aside in a shift in U.S. policy that essentially abandoned the Syrian Kurds. They were longtime U.S. allies in the fight against the Islamic State group.
Trump on pulling US troops out of Syria: ‘We’re not a police force’
The president told the press that writing letters to the parents of fallen service members has been the hardest part of his job.
By J.D. Simkins
The commander who oversaw ISIS defeat is ‘disappointed’ by Syria withdrawal
Retired Gen. Joseph Votel, the former commander of U.S. Central Command, spoke bluntly about Trump's decision reduce support for Kurdish allies.
By Military Times Editorial
Attorneys in Green Beret murder case headed to Afghanistan to interview relatives of alleged bombmaker
The trial is scheduled for Dec. 2 at Fort Bragg, N.C.
By Todd South
The US has ramped up its air campaign in Afghanistan to highest level in nine years
The U.S. dropped more munitions in Afghanistan in September than any other month since October 2010 when America had nearly 100,000 troops on the ground.
By Shawn Snow
Major al-Qaida leader killed in joint US-Afghan raid
The NDS said it killed six other AQIS members, including the courier for core al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
By Shawn Snow