By Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington The Pentagon said on Thursday that 2,000 American troops were in Syria, more than twice the number officials had cited for months. Why the Defense ...

The Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, said at the Pentagon briefing that the U.S. has roughly 2,000 troops deployed in Syria, even though the U.S. military and U.S. Central Command ...

US officials announced on Monday the arrest of two Iranian men for export violations linked to a drone strike that resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers. More than 40 other service ...

The first American ground troops entered Syria in late 2015 to fight the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. The U.S. previously said there were 900 troops in Syria. The Pentagon had been ...

Since Israel’s war in Gaza began last year, American troops in the Middle East — including Syria — have been under increasing fire. There have been at least 181 attacks on U.S. forces in the ...

Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects. Turns out they’re genetically built to require less sleep than the rest of us ...

North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces have seen a couple hundred casualties, US military official says WASHINGTON -- North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces have seen ...