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Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks
The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.
Trump says US generals feel Beirut blast was likely an ‘attack’
President Donald Trump said U.S. military generals have told him that they “seem to feel” the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, was a “terrible attack” likely caused by a bomb.
Senate Foreign Relations chairman talks Turkey’s Erdogan, and ‘the hole he’s dug himself into’
Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch shares his thoughts on Turkey's S-400 purchase, a Russian pipeline project and nuclear weapons.
By Joe Gould
Trump administration approves over $100M for Lebanon military
The aid is intended to help counter Iran’s influence in Lebanon, which is highlighted by the presence of the Iranian-supported Shiite Hezbollah movement in the government and the group’s militias.
Beirut bombing survivor who was under rubble for more than two hours tells his story, remembers Marines who died
The bombing was the largest single-day loss of life in the Marine Corps since the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
By Philip Athey
US destroyer made ‘historic’ visit to Beirut as regional tensions mount
The port visit by the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ramage to Beirut was the first in 36 years.
By Shawn Snow
White House releases update on global counterterrorism efforts
Libya has been excluded from a list of locations where U.S. military personnel are deployed and equipped for combat as part of counterterrorism operations.
By Cal Pringle
Forces from Egypt and 5 other nations to start ‘Arab Shield’ joint military exercise
Countries that would make up an alliance proposed by the U.S. and dubbed "Arab NATO" plan two weeks of exercises this month.
By Hamza Hendawi
'It changed the way we look at the world’: Top Marine says Beirut bombing, like 9/11, still impacts us today
241 U.S. service members were killed in the October 1983 truck bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut.
By Shawn Snow
‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ director discusses unique Navy SEAL influence on new movie
The director of the new "Mission: Impossible" chatted with Military Times about the new film and the advising role his brother, a former Navy SEAL, plays.
By Jon Simkins
US airstrike blocks ISIS fighters evacuated in deal with Lebanon
Coalition warplanes bombed a bridge and cratered a road to block the movement of ISIS fighters that were being evacuated.
By Shawn Snow