Scarred by War, Nigeria’s Wounded Soldiers Fought to Recover at Prince Harry's Invictus Games Though sports had been part of the recovery process for Nigeria’s wounded soldiers, military officials said the Invictus...
The UN Warns Sudan's Warring Parties That Darfur Risks Starvation and Death if Aid Isn't Allowed in Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when long-simmering tensions broke out into street battles in the capital.
US Says It Will Return to Chad for Talks to Keep Troops in the Country The U.S. said last month it was withdrawing most of its contingent of about 100 troops from Chad after the government...
Mali Says It Killed Extremist Commander Who Took Part in One of Worst Attacks on US Forces in Africa Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the group known as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The...
Air Force MQ-9 Crashed in Africa Last Year Due to Engine Failure, Report Details Nearly 10 hours into the MQ-9's flight, a "propulsion system anomaly" occurred, causing the pilot of the remotely controlled...
US to Pull Troops from Chad and Niger as the African Nations Question Its Counterterrorism Role U.S. and Nigerien officials were expected to meet in Niger's capital, Niamey, “to initiate discussions on an orderly and...
No Final Decision on Withdrawing US Troops from Niger and Chad, Top Official Tells AP Niger's ruling junta ended an agreement last month that allows U.S. troops to operate in the West African country.
Pentagon Vows to Press On with Counterterror Mission as Negotiations to Depart Niger Begin The potential military withdrawal from Niger comes more than a month after the military junta ruling the country made the...
The US Military Will Begin Plans to Withdraw Troops from Niger The United States will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger, U.S. officials said Saturday, in what experts say is a blow...
Sudan's Horrific War is Being Fueled by Weapons From Foreign Supporters of Rival Generals, UN Says Sudan plunged into chaos in mid-April 2023.
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...