AFP – A senior US envoy has canceled talks in Japan on a row over a military base due to scheduling problems, the State Department said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military may set up an additional headquarters in northern Iraq even after Washington scales back its forces by a September deadline, a top US general said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The United States may leave a stronger-than-expected force structure in northern Iraq if the situation requires, even as it reduces troops to targeted levels, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military handed over one of its two remaining detention facilities to Iraqi authorities on Monday, further winding down its operations as it prepares a withdrawal of combat troops. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Grenade explosions that wounded two soldiers at a Thai military base raised tensions in Bangkok on Monday as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed at another barracks on the outskirts of the city. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – A Defense Department official is under investigation for hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, The New York Times reported Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – An American soldier was killed and two wounded in a rocket or mortar attack on a US military base in central Iraq, a statement said on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Defence Department on Tuesday defended its bidding practices as fair after Europe and some US lawmakers charged that contract rules threw a major military deal to Boeing. Read the rest of this entry »