IS leader Baghdadi losing control of his troops: Pentagon
IS earlier released an audio message purportedly of Baghdadi, in which he urged his jihadi followers not retreat as Iraqi security forces continue their push toward Mosul.
Nov 03, 2016, 23:51 PM IST
US says two top al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan targeted in strikes
The US military is still assessing the results of the strikes against the two leaders who were targeted at command-and-control locations in remote areas of Kunar province.
Oct 27, 2016, 08:32 AM IST
US destroyer sails close to contested islands in SCS: Pentagon
The USS Decatur passed close to the Paracel Islands and "conducted this transit in a routine, lawful manner, Pentagon said.
Oct 21, 2016, 23:04 PM IST
ISIS group holding civilians in Iraq's Mosul: Pentagon
Islamic State jihadists were barring civilians from leaving Mosul on Tuesday and using them as human shields, as the battle for the Iraqi city entered its second day, a Pentagon official said.
Oct 18, 2016, 23:55 PM IST
Pentagon strikes Yemen after missile attacks on US Navy ship
The strikes authorized by President Barack Obama represent Washington's first direct military action against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen's conflict.
Oct 13, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
Pentagon says will respond, in time, to missile attacks on ship
The Pentagon said it would respond "at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner" after a new, attempted missile attack on a U.S. Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday, the second such incident in four days.
Oct 13, 2016, 02:04 AM IST
Islamic State confirms 'minister of information' killed
An IS statement on social media affirmed the "martyrdom" of Abu Mohammad al-Furqan, saying he was an "emir" of the group's central media body.
Oct 11, 2016, 06:56 AM IST
US hits IS positions in Libya as air war enters third month
US military aircraft pounded Islamic State positions in the jihadists` former Libyan stronghold of Sirte over the weekend, as the US air campaign entered its third month, the Pentagon said Monday.
Oct 04, 2016, 03:46 AM IST
US targets `prominent` Al-Qaeda leader in Syria strike: Pentagon
A US air strike targeted a "prominent" Al-Qaeda leader in Syria on Monday, the Pentagon said, amid reports a senior leader of the group was killed near Idlib.
Oct 04, 2016, 01:41 AM IST
Pentagon chief reassures ASEAN ministers over future US
Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter met Friday with Southeast Asian defense ministers to discuss regional security issues and reassure them America`s "rebalance" to Asia will continue under the next US administration.
Oct 01, 2016, 03:38 AM IST
US-Philippines military alliance `ironclad`: Pentagon chief
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that America`s alliance with the Philippines was "ironclad," despite that country`s president vowing a day earlier to end joint military exercises.
Sep 30, 2016, 01:22 AM IST
Pentagon chief calls Russia out over `nuclear saber-rattling`
The Pentagon chief also described North Korea as an emerging nuclear threat.
Sep 27, 2016, 04:47 AM IST
Islamic State could use mustard gas to defend Mosul: Pentagon
The Islamic State group could use mustard gas against an Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul, Iraq`s second-largest city, the US Defense Department said Monday.
Sep 27, 2016, 01:19 AM IST
Coalition strike kills ISIS 'minister of information': Pentagon
A coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State operative considered the group`s information minister, a week after another raid eliminated a top IS strategist, the Pentagon said Friday.
Sep 17, 2016, 01:19 AM IST
IS spokesman al-Adnani killed in US air strike: Pentagon
The Pentagon has confirmed that a US air strike killed Islamic State leader and spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani in northern Syria last month.
Sep 13, 2016, 05:08 AM IST
Russian fighter in 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane: Pentagon
A Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US spy plane over the Black Sea today, the Pentagon said, although Moscow quickly insisted the encounter was within "international rules."
Sep 08, 2016, 02:47 AM IST
Logistics pact will make military ops more efficient: Pentagon
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter had signed the 'Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement' (LEMOA).
Sep 01, 2016, 09:15 AM IST
Pentagon probes possible civilian casualties in Syria strike: official
A US-led coalition air strike on an Islamic State weapons factory near the jihadists` Syria stronghold Raqa may have killed civilians.
Aug 25, 2016, 02:42 AM IST
Second US service member killed in Afghanistan in 2016
The latest attack took place in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, when US troops were accompanying Afghan soldiers, the Pentagon said in a statement, adding that six Afghan soldiers were also wounded.
Aug 24, 2016, 04:04 AM IST
US warns Syrian regime not to fly near coalition troops
US military officials reacted furiously last week after jets from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad targeted Kurdish forces and coalition advisers fighting Islamic State jihadists around the north-eastern city of Hasakeh.
Aug 23, 2016, 04:59 AM IST