Iraq

Today's D Brief: Japan’s plea to Congress; Iraq seeks US reboot; Houthi drones, downed; CYBERCOM’s elite force; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: US kills militia chief; More Yemen strikes; Russia’s suicide drones; Marines confirmed dead in crash; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: US strikes Yemen, Iraq, and Syria; Senate unveils Ukraine, Israel, border bill; China's busy shipyards; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

A silent killer is stalking veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Cancer strikes GWOT vets at rates that recall Agent Orange. We’re not doing enough to support them.

  • Ethan Brown

Today's D Brief: Strikes coming, US says; EU OKs Ukraine aid; CIWS downs Houthi missile; Recruiting news; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: US plans retaliation; Israel floods Gaza tunnels; USMC’s new weapon; USAF’s electric plane; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: DOD runs out of Ukraine funds; Anti-ISIS fight in limbo; Australia’s sub to-do list; Kim’s conniption; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: More US strikes in Iraq, Yemen; Turkey clears Sweden for NATO; More F-35 delays; Arms for Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: US forces, attacked; China’s Mideast wins; SecDef summoned to Hill; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Today's D Brief: Fireball in Moscow; China-Philippines standoff; Fighting ISIS in Iraq; Farewell to a whistleblower; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Still Waiting for an International Tribunal on ISIS

It would help Iraq restore the rule of law, deter future violence, and give victims a mechanism for redress and healing.

  • Omar Mohammed

Today's D Brief: Russia detains US journalist; Army’s new artillery rounds; 9 soldiers perish in KY helo crash; Space Force’s ‘virtual training ground’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

20 Years Later, Terrorism Simmers from Iraq to Afghanistan, Officials Warn

Threats are rising once again, two decades after the American invasion that unleashed them all.

  • Kevin Baron

Today's D Brief: Russian jet collides with US drone; USAF not buying hypersonics in 2024; America's Iraq invasion, revisited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Today's D Brief: DOD to rescind Covid vaccine mandate by 17 March; Russia's Ukraine invasion boosts US oil exports; Berlin, Paris have doubts about Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Today's D Brief: EU welcomes Ukraine's Zelenskyy; Russians advance in Luhansk; US debt politics on the Hill; Bye-bye, Iraq AUMF?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

Guard, Reserve Troops Can Sue States for Firing Them, Supreme Court Rules

Court declares that state powers yield to federal ones when it comes to raising armies.

  • Tara Copp

Defense One Radio, Ep. 100: Phil Klay

A conversation about veterans, citizenship, and the American way of war.

  • Ben Watson

Three Soldiers to Receive Medal of Honor

The awards are for actions during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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The Combat Mission in Iraq Has Ended. But Troops Aren’t Coming Home

Train-advise-assist will continue, Pentagon says, with no force cuts planned.

  • Tara Copp

Will Congress Ever Repeal Its Post-9/11 War Authorizations?

The passage of two decades since the Sept. 11 terror attacks might be a “wake-up call” for lawmakers.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher