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US Forces Begin Reducing Numbers In Iraq: Iraqi Spokesman

World News | Reuters | Monday February 5, 2018

US forces have begun reducing their numbers in Iraq after Iraqi authorities declared "victory" over Islamic State, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Monday.

Chelsea Manning Eyes US Senate Seat For Maryland

World News | Reuters | Sunday January 14, 2018

Chelsea Manning, the transgender US Army soldier who served seven years in military prison for leaking classified data, is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the US Senate seat from Maryland.

US Military To Send Cyber Soldiers To The Battlefield

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 14, 2017

The US Army will soon send teams of cyber warriors to the battlefield, officials said Wednesday, as the military increasingly looks to take the offensive against enemy computer networks.

Pentagon Data Reveals Higher Number Of Sexual Assault Reports On Bigger Military Bases

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 18, 2017

The U.S. military on Friday disclosed for the first time base-by-base data on sexual assault reports, showing a higher number of reports at big military installations like Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia as well as overseas hubs like South Korea.

No Prison For US Army Deserter Bowe Bergdahl, Who President Trump Wanted Dead

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 4, 2017

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison for endangering his comrades in arms when he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009, a sentence swiftly condemned by President Donald Trump, who while seeking election had called for his execution.

Shinzo Abe To Push Reform Of Japan's Pacifist Constitution After Election Win

World News | Reuters | Monday October 23, 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday's election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation's longest-serving premier and re-energising his push to revise the pacifist constitution

Grieving Mother Says Donald Trump Disrespected US Soldier Killed In Niger

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 19, 2017

The grieving mother of a US soldier slain in an ambush in Niger reportedly said Wednesday that President Donald Trump had disrespected her son during a call he made to offer his condolences.

How The US Military Handles Sexual Assault Cases Behind Closed Doors

World News | Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post | Sunday October 1, 2017

For the U.S. Air Force, the case of alleged sexual harassment and assault by a senior officer was exactly the type of misconduct Pentagon leaders had promised Congress and the public they would no longer tolerate.

US Forces Apologise For 'Highly Offensive' Afghan Leaflet With Dog

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 6, 2017

A senior US commander in Afghanistan apologised on Wednesday for a 'highly offensive' leaflet which contained a passage from the Quran used in the Taliban militants' banner superimposed on to the image of a dog

Pentagon Chief Lets Transgender Troops Remain In Service

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 30, 2017

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that transgender troops would continue to serve in the military while he studies an order by President Donald Trump banning them from US forces.

US Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Off Yemen, 1 Personnel Missing

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 26, 2017

A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Yemen on Friday during a training mission and a search was under way for one US service member, the US military said.

In Rare Spectacle, Army Court-Martials A Retired General

World News | Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post | Saturday August 26, 2017

The US Army will do something this weekend it has done only four other times since the Truman administration: drag a general into a military courtroom to face criminal charges. James Grazioplene, 68, a retired major general from Gainesville, Virginia, is being court-martialed on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while he was on a...

Trump Directs Pentagon To Implement Ban On Transgender Service Members, Bans Sex-Reassignment Surgery

World News | Abby Phillip, The Washington Post | Saturday August 26, 2017

President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to ban the recruitment of openly transgender people, but is leaving it to military leaders to determine whether individuals already in the armed forces should be allowed to continue to serve

Donald Trump says India Must Help More In Afghanistan, New Delhi Responds

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday August 22, 2017

Responding to US President Donald Trump's request for giving more financial aid to war-torn Afghanistan since "India makes billions of dollars in trade with the US", India today said it has been helping Afghanistan get back on its feet and will continue to do so

Donald Trump Nudges India: You Make Billions With US, Help More In Afghanistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump today said he will work to boost strategic partnership with India for achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan, and asked New Delhi to provide more economic assistance to the war-torn country since "India makes billions of dollars in trade with the US"