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Lolita C. Baldor
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February 12, 2018, 9:05 am
US pushes for home countries to take back Islamic State detainees in Syria
Western nations weighing options for foreign fighters who joined terrorist group and are now being held by Syrian Democratic Forces
By
Lolita C. Baldor
February 8, 2018, 10:15 am
US kills 100 in rare strike on Syrian government-backed troops
Pro-Assad soldiers had been conducting assault on opposition forces, says US official; attack 'coordinated with Russia'
By
Lolita C. Baldor
January 20, 2018, 10:27 am
Mattis: China, Russia outpace terrorism as top national security priorities
Defense secretary warns that US military's competitive warfighting edge has eroded
By
Lolita C. Baldor
December 27, 2017, 6:53 am
Singer files sex assault complaint against former Trump campaign manager
Joy Villa says Corey Lewandowski hit her buttocks twice during a Washington gathering, despite her telling him to stop
By
Lolita C. Baldor
December 4, 2017, 3:17 am
Mattis seeks more cooperation with Pakistan on terror fight
US defense secretary to meet with Pakistani officials as Washington calls for action against insurgents crossing back and forth across Afghan border
By
Lolita C. Baldor
October 14, 2017, 8:42 am
Mattis urges Iraqi, Kurdish forces to avoid conflict
US defense secretary tells sides to focus on the common fight against the Islamic State
By
Lolita C. Baldor
August 25, 2017, 12:02 pm
In the Persian Gulf, Iran’s drones pose rising threat to US
American naval officials warn Iranian UAVs could collide with planes flying missions from aircraft carriers
By
Lolita C. Baldor
June 16, 2017, 8:28 am
About 4,000 more US troops to be sent to Afghanistan
Deployment to be the largest since Trump assumed presidency; Pentagon says 'no decisions have been made'
By
Lolita C. Baldor
and
Robert Burns
May 9, 2017, 11:23 pm
Trump OKs arms for Syrian Kurds, over Turkish objections
US says decision to equip Kurdish-led SDF 'necessary to ensure a clear victory' over the Islamic State in Raqqa
By
Robert Burns
and
Lolita C. Baldor
April 27, 2017, 8:04 pm
2 US troops killed, 1 injured in eastern Afghanistan
Forces come under attack by Islamic State in same region where 'mother of all bombs' was dropped recently
By
Lolita C. Baldor
April 7, 2017, 8:30 pm
US probes whether Russia took part in Syria chemical attack
Military officials say drone belonging to either Moscow or Damascus was seen hovering over site after assault this week
By
Julie Pace
,
Vivian Salama
and
Lolita C. Baldor
March 2, 2017, 9:14 pm
Wave of US airstrikes target al-Qaeda in Yemen
At least seven terrorists killed in operation to degrade group's ability to 'coordinate external terror attacks'
By
Ahmed al-Haj
and
Lolita C. Baldor
February 27, 2017, 10:22 pm
Pentagon presenting counter-IS plan to White House
Officials say document is 'a framework for a broader discussion' of strategy, includes significant elements of Obama's approach
By
Robert Burns
and
Lolita C. Baldor
February 20, 2017, 2:58 pm
US defense secretary: No plan to seize Iraqi oil
In an apparent continuation of administraion's clarification efforts, Mattis makes an unannounced visit to Baghdad
By
Lolita C. Baldor
December 9, 2016, 10:08 pm
US airstrike kills IS terrorist linked to Charlie Hebdo attack
Officials say Boubaker el Hakim, mentor to brothers who carried out January 2015 massacre, died in Raqqa on November 26
By
Lolita C. Baldor
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