The United States and its allies expanded their assault against the Islamic State on Monday, striking targets inside Syria for the first time, the Pentagon said.
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Nicaraguan Miners Trapped After Collapse
Rescue workers in Nicaragua were trying to reach four trapped miners in the gold and silver mine in the country’s south-central city of Bonanza, after 22 others were freed.
Hamas Says Airstrike Killed 3 Senior Commanders
An Israeli attack on a house has killed three military commanders in Gaza, Hamas says, including one of the group’s most senior leaders. Thursday’s strike follows an Israeli attack on the top Hamas military leader earlier this week.
9 Missile Commanders Fired, Others Disciplined In Air Force Scandal
The Air Force has announced the firing of nine midlevel nuclear missile commanders and the disciplining of dozens of junior officers involved in cheating on ICBM proficiency exams.
Iran: Warships Will Steam Close To U.S. Waters As ‘A Message’
An admiral of Iran’s Northern Navy Fleet said warships under his command have been dispatched to skirt U.S. maritime borders for the first time, in tit-for-tat move aimed at protesting the U.S. naval presence in the Persian Gulf.
Ex-Defense Secretary Gates Takes Aim At Obama In New Book
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in a book due out later this month, describes President Obama as “a man of personal integrity” who nonetheless was skeptical of his administration’s “surge” strategy in Afghanistan and openly distrustful of the military leadership, The Washington Post and The New York Times report Tuesday.
‘I Am A Lover … Not A Hater,’ Says ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star
“I love all men and women. I am a lover of humanity, not a hater,” Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson told a Bible study group Sunday in his first public comments following his suspension from the A&E reality show because of things he said to GQ magazine about homosexuality.
Images of Tacloban: Before and After Typhoon Haiyan
These satellite images from Google and DigitalGlobe show how Tacloban and the Anibong district looked in February 2012 and then two days after Haiyan made landfall.
Intelligence Officials Aim To Pre-Empt More Surveillance Leaks
NSA officials are bracing for more surveillance disclosures from the documents taken by former contractor Edward Snowden — and they want to get out in front of the story.
Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Chief Charged With Sexual Battery
The officer in charge of the sexual prevention and response branch for the Air Force was arrested and charged with sexual battery over the weekend.