Ash Carter to Discuss Fight Against ISIS in Jordan
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook has announced that the U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter embarks on a trip to three Middle Eastern nations. Beginning July 19, Cook said in a…
Iraq, U.S. Discuss Progress in Fight Against ISIS
The U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with the speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and a delegation of Iraqi parliamentarians at the Pentagon last week. In a statement…
U.S. Says Coalition Forces Defeating ISIS Terrorists
“Despite facing one of the most complex operational environments in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), coalition air power has enabled nearly…
U.S. Begins Combat Training for Syrian Forces
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that it’s not a goal of the U.S. program to have the new Syrian forces engage the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Although ISIS…
Pentagon Responds as Iranian Warships Seize Cargo Ship
Danish shipping company Maersk said today its crew on the container ship Maersk Tigris seized by Iran is safe. “Maersk pleased to learn that the crew is safe,” the company…