The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, ...

An airplane belonging to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flies above Idlib in May 2014. The creation of a no-fly zone is a key step toward creating a safe zone below, though not ...

The Syria conflict means Russia will now be able to test its new systems in live combat avoiding direct conflict with NATO. That will enhance overseas sales prospects of the Krasukha-4 system.

Combat zone is an area designated as a war zone during a specified period for the purposes of ... and Uzbekistan, Philippines, Djibouti, Yemen, Somalia, and Syria. This area was designated ...

George and Army G-1 Lt. Gen. Brian Eifler are to be commended for both the unprecedented administrative speed and pragmatic ...

While the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates that the Syrian Air Force has 555 combat capable aircraft—including ... and U.S. Senators call for a no-fly-zone over Syria, ...

The U.S. maintains just under 1,000 troops on bases in Syria and a further 2,500 in Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

DAMASCUS − Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.

D AMASCUS − Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the Senate Wednesday that establishing humanitarian safe zones in Syria would require a “major combat mission.” U.S. troops would need to “fight” to ...