Pentagon
Hagel resigns as US defense secretary, official says
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned, U.S. officials said on Nov. 25, ending nearly two years in the Pentagon's top job after a bruising mid-term election that undermined President Barack Obama's Democrats in Congress.
U.S. Defense Secretary offers condolences to families of Nov. 21 helicopter crash victims
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel offered condolences to the families of the eight Romanian service members killed in a helicopter crash on Nov. 21, while en route to a joint exercise with U.S. forces, informs a release of the Pentagon.
US sends five Guantanamo inmates to Georgia, Slovakia
The United States has transferred five Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Europe as part of efforts to empty and close the controversial U.S. military detention center in Cuba, officials said Nov. 20.
Three Yemeni prisoners were sent to Georgia, while a fourth Yemeni and a Tunisian were transferred to Slovakia, Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Myles Caggins said.
White House reviewing policy toward US hostages held by militants
President Barack Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. policy governing efforts to free Americans being held by militant groups overseas, the White House said on Nov. 17.
Hagel says US military accelerating mission to train Iraqi troops
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Nov. 16 the Pentagon will accelerate its mission to train Iraqi forces to combat Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, using troops already in Iraq to start the effort while funding is sought for a broader initiative.
Hagel unveils plan to boost military 'innovation'
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Nov. 15 a technological innovation plan to ensure America's military superiority in the 21st century.
"It will put resources behind innovations," Hagel said at a national defense conference at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in Simi Valley, California.
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Obama says US troop increase in Iraq a ‘new phase’
U.S. President Barack Obama has said sending more troops to Iraq signals a ânew phaseâ in the fight against the Islamic State og Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, amid unconfirmed reports its leader has been wounded.
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Iraqi officials say coalition airstrike wounds ISIL leader al-Baghdadi
Iraqi officials said Nov. 9 that an airstrike wounded the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Pentagon officials said they had no immediate information on such a strike or al-Baghdadi being wounded.
Iraqâs Defense and Interior Ministries issued statements saying al-Baghdadi had been wounded, without elaborating.
Expanded US role in Iraq? Not without Congress’ OK
Congress members returning to Capitol Hill next week will face a debate over President Barack Obamaâs new $5.6 billion plan to broadly expand the U.S. mission in Iraq and send up to 1,500 more American troops to the war-torn nation.
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Washington dismisses Erdoğan’s ‘cacophony’ complaint
Washington has dismissed Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs remarks suggesting there is a âcacophonyâ of different views among the United States authorities.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she did not agree with ErdoÄanâs complaint, suggesting that the differences in responses could be âdue to the differences in questions.â