Pence lands in Israel as PM stresses ‘no alternative’ to US as peace broker

US President Mike Pence arrived in Tel Aviv Sunday evening for a two-day visit to Israel amid unprecedented tensions with the Palestinians over President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month.

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Tillerson says US troops to stay in Syria to counter Assad and Iran

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that US troops will remain in Syria not just to fight jihadists but also to counter the power of Bashar al-Assad and his ally Iran.

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US military to send cyber soldiers to the battlefield

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.

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US carries out air strikes against Islamic State in Libya

The US military said on Tuesday that it had conducted two air strikes against Islamic States militants in Libya in the past few days.

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US Navy Seals tasked with North Korea ‘decapitation’ strike could be part of exercises

A unit of US special forces tasked with carrying out ‘decapitation’ operations may be aboard a nuclear-powered submarine docked in the South Korean port of Busan, the nation’s newswire reported on Monday, citing a defense source.

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US strikes kill ‘dozens’ at Islamic State training camps in Yemen

The US military said Monday it killed dozens of Islamic State fighters at the group’s training camps in central Yemen, in the first such strikes in the country’s conflict.

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