U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”
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The U.S. Has Been Building Up Forces Off Venezuela for Months
The United States military’s Southern Command said in December that about 15,000 troops were in the Caribbean region.
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects
It was the eighth known strike, and the first outside the Caribbean, in the Trump administration’s campaign against what it says are boats carrying drugs bound for the United States.
How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.
5 U.S. Special Operations Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean
The troops were on a refueling training mission when the aircraft crashed off the coast of Cyprus. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said it was an accident under investigation.
5 U.S. Special Operations Troops Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean
The troops were on a refueling training mission when the aircraft crashed off the coast of Cyprus. The episode, which Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said was an accident, is under investigation.
American Commandos Are in Israel Helping to Locate Hostages, Pentagon Says
A Defense Department official, Christopher P. Maier, declined to say how many U.S. Special Operations forces were currently in Israel. But other U.S. officials say the Defense Department has dispatched several dozen commandos in recent days.
U.S. Soldiers Injured in Syria Were Part of Commando Unit
Ten members of the Army’s elite Delta Force unit were flown to Germany for medical treatment after a helicopter accident.
Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power
Newly disclosed documents include Special Operations forces directives for managing counterterrorism and irregular warfare surrogate fighters.