Overnight in Iraq, the al-Qaida splinter group ISIS overtook large parts of Mosul, one of the country’s most populous cities.
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Possible Friendly-Fire Incident Kills 5 Americans In Afghanistan
Five U.S. service members died in southern Afghanistan in a possible case of friendly fire. Afghan media are citing a local official who says the troops’ air support mistakenly bombed their position.
70 Years After A Crucial Invasion, World Honors D-Day
World leaders are gathered in France to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the day some 150,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy and began the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
Taliban Release Video Of Handoff That Freed Bergdahl
A Black Hawk helicopter swoops in to pick up Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a valley in Afghanistan, in a video of the handover of the American prisoner of war that was posted online early Wednesday.
Hagel Defends Trade of Guantanamo Prisoners For U.S. Soldier
A day after Taliban officials handed him over to a group of American Special Forces, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now receiving a medical evaluation at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
America’s Strength Extends Beyond Its Military, Obama Says
American leadership in the 21st century will be defined in part by the nation’s military strength, “but only in part,” President Obama said in a wide-ranging interview with NPR about his foreign policy priorities.
Search For Flight MH370 Black Boxes Ends; ‘Pings’ In Dispute
The underwater search for black boxes from a missing Malaysian Airlines jet has ended, as the robotic sub that searched nearly 330 square miles of the ocean hasn’t found anything to back the idea that “pings” detected in that area came from emergency equipment.
Obama Plans To Leave Residual Force Of 9,800 In Afghanistan
President Obama announced on Tuesday a plan to leave a residual force of 9,800 service members in Afghanistan beyond 2014. By 2016, most troops will be out of the country.
Maya Angelou, Poet, Activist And Singular Storyteller, Dies At 86
Poet, performer and political activist Maya Angelou has died after a long illness at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was 86.
On Memorial Day Eve, President Obama Visits Troops In Afghanistan
Under the cover of darkness and on the eve of Memorial Day, President Obama landed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit with U.S. troops.