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Al-Shabaab leader killed in US airstrike: Pentagon
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. forces over the weekend conducted an airstrike in Somalia that killed a top leader of the al-Shabaab extremist group, the Pentagon said Monday. In...
U.S. holds huge military drill in Africa, as Russia's foothold grows
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTamale, Ghana — On a dusty airport tarmac in the northern Ghanaian city of Tamale, military special...
Inside the Bizarre Romance Scams Using This Army General’s Identity
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Army/TwitterWhen four-star Gen. Stephen J. Townsend found himself in a financial bind while...
An American Nun Held Hostage in West Africa Since April Has Been Rescued
Military.com via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn American nun held hostage in the West African country of Burkina Faso since April has been freed,...
How Many More Governments Will American-Trained Soldiers Overthrow?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere have been at least seven coups led by soldiers who trained with Americans forces in Africa in...
How U.S. Counterterror Strikes Are Helping Terror Group
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyA groundbreaking report into deaths and...
U.S. Army Special Operations Command welcomes first female command sergeant major
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFORT BRAGG — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command has its first female command sergeant major,...
Chad’s government threatens to kick out US troops as Russia expands influence in Africa
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe US risks losing its military presence in another African country as the government of Chad sent...
US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabaab militants, Pentagon says
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDefense officials on Wednesday claimed a U.S. airstrike against al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia...
House rejects Gaetz pitch to withdraw all US forces from Somalia
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe House voted against withdrawing U.S. troops from Somalia, and an AFRICOM unfunded priorities...