January 3, 2026: Shortly after World War II ended in 1945, the United States military, then the largest in the world, was told to create overseas commands to look after American interests and military ...

U.S. military forces on Jan. 16 killed an al Qaeda affiliate leader linked to an Islamic State attack on Americans in Syria last month, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Three Americans were killed in the ambush in Palmyra, Syria. The U.S. military launched a third round of retaliatory strikes in Syria on Friday, killing an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader with ties to an ...

U.S. forces conducted a strike in northwest Syria on Friday that resulted in the death of an Al Qaeda affiliate leader who was tied to an ISIS shooter who ambushed and killed Americans last month, ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. military forces on Friday killed an al Qaeda affiliate leader linked to an Islamic State attack on Americans in Syria last month, U.S. Central Command said in a ...

U.S. Central Command says it took out an al-Qaeda affiliate commander directly linked to the Dec. 13 attack on American forces in Palmyra. By Nicholas Slayton Published Jan 17, 2026 3:50 PM EST ...

The U.S. military launched a third round of retaliatory strikes in Syria on Friday, killing an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader with ties to an ambush attack by an ISIS gunman last month that killed three ...

The U.S. military on Saturday carried out “large-scale” strikes against ISIS militants in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. CENTCOM forces worked with partners in the region to carry ...

U.S. Central Command and its partner forces on Saturday launched large-scale strikes on multiple Islamic State group targets across Syria, the command said in a news release. The strikes took place ...

The Department of War (DOW) carried out airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Saturday afternoon. CENTCOM, a unified combatant command of the DOW, wrote in ...

A U.S. Airman prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike. (U.S. Air Force photo) On ...

(The Hill) – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Saturday that two U.S. service members and one civilian were killed, and several others were injured, after a gunman tied to ISIS launched an ...