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US: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against ISIS extremists

Senior U.S. military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists after closing out the wrenching nine-month battle to retake the city of Mosul.

Marine commander in Afghanistan: 'We cannot allow the Taliban to win'

Marines need to stay in Afghanistan until the job is done, said Col. Matthew Reid.

Russia says its jets helping encircle ISIS-held town in Syria

Dunford reiterates US pledge to defend Japan from North Korean attack

America’s top military official reiterated Friday his country’s pledge to defend Japan against a North Korean missile attack, as western Japan carried out a test of an emergency alert system.

US helping clear 'historic' amount of explosives in Mosul

The wires protruding from the small, misshapen stuffed animal revealed the deadly booby-trap tucked inside.

Pentagon identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, 27, died Wednesday in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, from wounds he suffered when an improvised explosive device exploded during combat operations.

North Korea warns it won't negotiate nukes if US is hostile

North Korea warned the United States that it will never put its nuclear weapons program on the negotiating table as long as the Trump administration keeps up its “hostile policy and nuclear threat.”