(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Africa Command said on Monday that its forces launched two airstrikes in Somalia’s Puntland region, targeting the local ISIS affiliate.
AFRICOM said one strike targeted the Miraale Region in Puntland on May 3, and the other struck the Golis Mountains on May 4. The attacks mark...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to stop “dangerous gain-of-function research,” which some scientists believe may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among other things, the order says it will end federal funding of this research by foreign entities in places such as China...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump said at some point his administration may give up on attempting to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.
In an interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked the President how close Ukraine and Russia were to coming to an...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department has approved a potential $310.5 million arms sale to Ukraine for training and sustainment of the country’s fleet of US-made F-16 fighter jets, signaling that the Trump administration is preparing to provide long-term military support.
The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he wants the “total dismantlement” of Iran’s civilian nuclear program, a condition that’s a non-starter for Tehran.
“Total dismantlement. Yes, that is all I would accept,” Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Trump suggested he...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department has approved a $3.5 billion sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia ahead of President Trump’s planned visit to the country.
The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the sale includes 1,000 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, related equipment, and US government...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The White House released a budget plan on Friday proposing $1.01 trillion in military spending for 2026, a 13% increase from this year.
The proposal fulfills President Trump’s vow to bring the official US military budget to over $1 trillion for the first time. The increase in...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A missile fired from Yemen struck an access road on the grounds of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, as a heavy US bombing campaign has failed to deter Yemen’s Houthis, who are officially known as Ansar Allah.
According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli military tried...
(José Niño, Headline USA) If a picture is worth a thousand words, this snapshot of Michael Waltz’s phone screen may be worth millions in security risks.
Several weeks after “SignalGate,” former National Security Adviser Michael Waltz created new security vulnerabilities by using a message-capturing service rather than genuine encrypted communications.
A...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The remnants of a US GBU-39 bomb were found at the location of a US airstrike on a migrant facility in Saada in northwestern Yemen, Drop Site News reported on Thursday.
According to Yemeni media, the US strikes on the facility killed 68 people, and all the...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The minerals deal that gives the US access to Ukraine’s natural resources will count future US military aid as a contribution to a joint investment fund, suggesting the agreement could increase US weapons shipments to Ukraine.
According to the text of the agreement, once it goes into...
(Will Porter, Antiwar.com) A ship carrying supplies bound for the Gaza Strip was attacked by Israeli drones in international waters on Friday, according to the activist group that organized the flotilla. The vessel reportedly took at least one direct hit to its hull and sustained damage from fire, forcing its...