Tag: Troops
Endgame in Syria: Trump Signals Withdrawal of US Troops
By Nauman Sadiq for VT
In a momentous announcement at an event in Ohio on Thursday, Donald Trump said, “We’re knocking the hell out of...
Iraqi lawmakers call on Baghdad to set timetable for withdrawal of...
Jim W. Dean - Why is it that only foreigners are deemed capable of training Iraq's army, when it has tens of thousands of combat veterans, including the Popular Militias, who are now a new National Guard?
Syria to deploy troops to Afrin under deal with Kurdish militants:...
The Syrian Government is set to deploy troops to the northern district of Afrin, which has been the target of a month-long Turkish offensive,...
‘Not enough even for coffee’: UK troops in Afghanistan get £1...
Christmas in Vietnam was different, girls brought in, all of us got to meet Bob Hope personally, hot turkey dinners, christmas carols.
The military wouldn't...
Russian warplanes & troops arrive home after Syrian mission accomplished (VIDEO)
The Russian forces operating in Syria, including the Beriev A-50 AWACS plane and military police detachment, are arriving back home after successfully completing their...
1964: On This Day in History, McNamara says U.S. has...
What the Heck? On this 10th day of November in 1964, at a news conference, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara says that the United States has no plans to send combat troops into Vietnam.
Many US troops encounter racism in ranks – poll
As many as 42 percent of non-white US troops said they have personally experienced examples of white nationalism in the military, as opposed to...
Iran’s IRGC to treat US troops like Daesh if blacklisted
Jim W. Dean - US support for proxy terrorism is the most open secret in the history of clandestine warfare, yet when corporate media report on the stories, we find a key component, the US-NATO use of proxy terrorism to promote desired regime change, is flagrantly absent.
US acknowledges presence of 11,000 troops in Afghanistan
Jim W. Dean - The US troop numbers juggling game finally gets exposed. Trump obviously ordered an earlier increase and told his Pentagon chief to hide the numbers until he was ready to announce a new Afghanistan policy.
Yemeni tribal fighters kill US troops in Ma’rib: Report
Yemeni tribal fighters have reportedly killed several American troops after they launched a heliborne attack on a village in Yemen’s central province of Ma’rib, a report says.
Pravda: As Trump Moves More Troops into Afghanistan, “Heroin dealer in...
By William Edstrom
A heroin surge is shocking and awing Americans, 165,000 of who will be killed the next ten years. How does 415,000 kilograms...
Assad: No one invited US to Manbij, all foreign troops in...
Any foreign forces, including those from the US, that enter Syria without invitation are invaders, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Chinese media in an...
A Dose of Very Nasty Truth: Trump Clears Rearming Al Qaeda...
Trump and his military planning chief, General Jared Cohen, have authorized US Special Operations Teams, including Delta and US Navy SEALS, to operate inside...
Troops No More: US Is Spreading the Blind War Against Life...
TEHRAN (FNA) - The distressing images of desperate Syrian refugees still making the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkans to escape...
Report: Trump Orders US Troops to Operate with “Moderate Opposition” Against...
A foreign-backed Syrian opposition figure says members of his militant group are training with US troops in preparation for a joint operation to recapture Daesh-held Raqqah.
Turkey agrees to pull back troops from Iraq, proof of foreign...
Jim W. Dean - VT has been watching the shifting Turkish foreign policy claims with a skeptical eye based on Erdogan's history. As we have often said, "watch what he does, not so much what he says".
‘We’ll never have peace’: Philippines leader Duterte wants to boot US...
The Philippines president says US troops “have to go” from the south of his country. He blames American soldiers for inflaming tensions with the local Muslim population, saying they would “never have peace” with a US military presence.
Ukrainian volunteer unit troops raped underage girls, filmed it on phones...
Jim W. Dean - It would not be unfair to say that Ukrainian Rada and the central government created a climate that actually encourages the use of excessive and even illegal force on civilians as collective punishment, as a deterrent to others.
The Debate – Crimes against host country, US troops in Japan
Jim W. Dean - We see two tarantulas locked in a struggle here with no end in site. The Japanese government has no interest in really closing the US bases on Okinawa and have veto power over the local protests.
Sweden accepts NATO troops amid anti-Russia hysteria
The Swedish parliament ratified a controversial deal with NATO allowing the bloc to deploy troops in the Nordic country.
Obama announces five-fold increase in US troops to Syria
President Barack Obama announced on Monday that the US is boosting its troop presence in Syria five-fold, to 250 military personnel.
Russia to initiate UN Security Council meeting over Turkey’s plans to...
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova
A UN Security Council meeting is to be called at Russia's request on Friday to discuss Ankara's plans for...
PHOTOS: Turkey Army Troops Enter Syria’s Aleppo Province
PHOTOS: Turkey Army Troops Enter Syria’s Aleppo Province
Turkish military vehicles have been photographed in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo while Turkish troops have...
400 Turkish-Al Qaeda Troops Invade Syria
Some 400 militants of the Sham Legion militant group have arrived in the Syrian province of Aleppo through the Turkish territory to help al-Nusra...
Saudis Won’t Dare to Send Troops to Syria: IRGC Major General...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said Saudi Arabia doesn't have the guts to send its armed forces to Syria.
US Special Forces join Iraqi troops to flush out remaining ISIS...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - With help from US Special Forces Iraqi troops have surrounded Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the area of Hussaibiyah in...