Private military contractors (PMCs) have long operated in the shadows of war zones—training soldiers, guarding convoys, and sometimes engaging in combat. While many provide logistical or security ...

Military engineering vehicles play a vital role in modern warfare, enabling mobility, safety, and infrastructure under fire.

Washington has made preparations to withdraw diplomats from Iraq after warning Baghdad it could shut its embassy, two Iraqi officials and two Western diplomats said, a step Iraqis fear could turn ...

A ceasefire in the war in Gaza was holding for the third day on Sunday as aid agencies worked to rush in more desperately ...

For Catrina A. Scott, joining the military was a means to an end. “I went to Central State University, the same college as my ...

Iran-backed militias launched rockets targeting U.S. troops that landed near Erbil airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a Kurdish security agency said on Wednesday, hours after ...

The U.S. military has begun pulling its forces from Iraq following an agreement signed with the Iraqi government a year ago, officials have confirmed, citing successes in fighting ISIS in the country.

Iraqi security forces have captured a key Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) commander in eastern Fallujah, as Popular Mobilization Units ...

The U.S. is reducing the number of troops in Iraq from 2,500 to under 2,000, while leaving Al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq. By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol Published Oct 1, 2025 3:53 PM EDT The U.S ...

Tech. Sgt. Lynn Morelly, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, watches bundles of halal meals parachute to the ground during a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq ...

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military has begun drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement signed with the Iraqi government last year, eventually reducing the number of American troops in the country ...

The United States is downsizing its military presence in Iraq this year and will refocus its fight against ISIS in Syria. The change comes as Pentagon leaders see the political chaos sparked after ...